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حنبص

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to evasiveness, trickery, and cunning, particularly in the context of warfare or animal behavior. It also includes a specific kunya (sobriquet) for the fox.

Derived headwords

الحِنْبِصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Evasion in warclassical

    Refers to a tactic of evasion or sidestepping in the context of warfare.

أبو الحنبصname
  1. 1.
    Sobriquet for the foxboth

    A kunya, or patronymic-like nickname, given to the fox.

السمسمname
  1. 1.
    Name of the foxclassical

    The proper name of the fox, as mentioned by Ibn al-A'rabi.

أبو الهجرسname
  1. 1.
    Sobriquet for the foxclassical

    Another kunya, or patronymic-like nickname, given to the fox.

أبو الحصينname
  1. 1.
    Sobriquet for the foxclassical

    Yet another kunya, or patronymic-like nickname, given to the fox.

Parallel reading

الحنبصة الروغان في الحرب
Al-hinbisa is evasion in war.
أبو الحنبص كنية الثعلب واسمه السمسم
Abu al-Hinbis is the kunya of the fox, and its name is al-Simsim.
يقال للثعلب أبو الحنبص وأبو الهجرس وأبو الحصين
It is said of the fox: Abu al-Hinbis, Abu al-Hajras, and Abu al-Husayn.