خبش

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of gathering or collecting things from various sources. It extends to the idea of acquiring sustenance or provisions, and by extension, to people who are actively seeking to earn a living.

Derived headwords

خَبَشَverb

1.
to gather, collectboth
To gather something from here and there, collecting various items.

خَبَاشَاتnoun

1.
provisions, sustenanceclassical
What is taken or acquired, such as food or similar items, gathered from various sources.
2.
mixed group of peopleclassical
A collection of people from different tribes or backgrounds.

تَخَبَّشُverb

1.
to gather from here and thereboth
To gather or acquire things from various sources, often implying a somewhat haphazard collection.

خَبْشnoun

1.
gathering, collectingclassical
The act of gathering or collecting things, similar to the word 'habsh'.

خَبَّاشadjective

1.
acquisitive, gainfulclassical
A man who is actively acquiring or earning, a provider or earner.

خَنَبِشname

1.
name of a manclassical
A proper name for a man, derived from the root 'khabsh', possibly referring to someone who gathers or acquires.

هَبَشَverb

1.
to gather, collectclassical
To gather or collect things, used synonymously with 'khabasha'.

هَبَاشَاتnoun

1.
mixed group of peopleclassical
A collection of people from different tribes or backgrounds, similar to 'khabbashat'.

حَبَشَverb

1.
to gather, collectclassical
To gather or collect things, used synonymously with 'khabasha' and 'habasha'.

حَبَاشَاتnoun

1.
mixed group of peopleclassical
A collection of people from different tribes or backgrounds, similar to 'khabbashat' and 'habbashat'.

Parallel reading

خَبَشَ الشيءَ: جمعه من هاهنا وهاهنا.

He gathered the thing: he collected it from here and there.

وخباشات العيش «1»: ما يتناول من طعام أو نحوه، تخبش من هاهنا وهاهنا.

And the provisions of life: what is taken of food or the like, gathered from here and there.

والخبش، مثل الهبش سواء: وهو جمع الشيء.

And al-khabsh, it is the same as al-habsh: which is the gathering of a thing.

ورجل خباش: مكتسب.

And a man khabbash: one who acquires or earns.

إن المجلس ليجمع خباشات من الناس وهباشات إذا كانوا من قبائل شتى.

Indeed, the gathering brings together khabbashat of people and habbashat when they are from different tribes.

وقال أبو منصور: هو يحبش، بالحاء المهملة، ويهبش، وهي الحباشات والهباشات.

And Abu Mansur said: he gathers, with the unpointed ha, and he gathers, and they are al-habashat and al-habbashat.

وخنبش: اسم رجل مشتق من أحد هذه الأسماء، قال الأزهري: وقد رأيت غلاما أسود في البادية كان يسمى خنبشا؛ وهو فنعل من الخبش.

And Khanabish: the name of a man derived from one of these names, Al-Azharī said: I saw a black boy in the desert who was called Khanabish; and it is a pattern derived from al-khabsh.