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حبض

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns intense, sudden, or irregular movement, striking, or pulsation. It extends to concepts of failure, depletion, weakness, and even death, often in a forceful or abrupt manner. It also encompasses the sound associated with such movements.

Derived headwords

حَبَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike intenselyboth

    To strike with great force, like a severe beating. This applies to the heart and also to a vein that pulses strongly before subsiding.

  2. 2.
    to moveclassical

    To move or be in motion.

  3. 3.
    to failclassical

    To become void, null, or go to waste.

  4. 4.
    to decreaseclassical

    To diminish or become fewer in number.

  5. 5.
    to dieclassical

    To pass away or die.

حبض القلب يحبض حبضا: ضرب ضربانا شديدا — The heart struck with a severe beating.
حبض العرق يحبض — The vein pulsed intensely.
حبض حق الرجل يحبض حبوضا: بطل وذهب — A man's right became void and went away.
حبض ماء الركية يحبض حبوضا: نفص وانحدر — The water of the well diminished and flowed down.
حبض القوم يحبضون حبوضا: نقصوا — The people diminished.
حَبْضnoun
  1. 1.
    intense strikingboth

    A severe beating or striking, similar to the verb's meaning.

  2. 2.
    movementboth

    Motion or activity.

  3. 3.
    soundclassical

    A sound, often associated with movement or pulsation.

  4. 4.
    weaknessclassical

    Feebleness or lack of strength.

وما له حبض ولا نبض — He has no movement nor pulsation.
الحبض: التحرك — Movement.
الحبض: الصوت — Sound.
الحباض: الضعف — Weakness.
حَبَضٌnoun
  1. 1.
    intense strikingboth

    A severe beating or striking, similar to the verb's meaning.

  2. 2.
    movementboth

    Motion or activity.

  3. 3.
    soundclassical

    A sound, often associated with movement or pulsation.

  4. 4.
    weaknessclassical

    Feebleness or lack of strength.

وما له حبض ولا نبض — He has no movement nor pulsation.
الحبض: التحرك — Movement.
الحبض: الصوت — Sound.
الحباض: الضعف — Weakness.
حَبَضاًnoun
  1. 1.
    intense strikingboth

    A severe beating or striking, similar to the verb's meaning.

  2. 2.
    movementboth

    Motion or activity.

  3. 3.
    soundclassical

    A sound, often associated with movement or pulsation.

  4. 4.
    weaknessclassical

    Feebleness or lack of strength.

وما له حبض ولا نبض — He has no movement nor pulsation.
الحبض: التحرك — Movement.
الحبض: الصوت — Sound.
الحباض: الضعف — Weakness.
حَبُوضاًnoun
  1. 1.
    intense strikingboth

    A severe beating or striking, similar to the verb's meaning.

  2. 2.
    movementboth

    Motion or activity.

  3. 3.
    soundclassical

    A sound, often associated with movement or pulsation.

  4. 4.
    weaknessclassical

    Feebleness or lack of strength.

وما له حبض ولا نبض — He has no movement nor pulsation.
الحبض: التحرك — Movement.
الحبض: الصوت — Sound.
الحباض: الضعف — Weakness.
حَبَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to pluck and releaseclassical

    To pluck a string and release it, or to draw a bowstring and release the arrow.

  2. 2.
    to shoot and missclassical

    For an arrow to be shot and fall short or miss its mark.

وحبض بالوتر أي أنبض، وتمد الوتر ثم ترسله فتحبض — He plucked the string, meaning he made it vibrate; you stretch the string then release it, and it vibrates.
وهو أن تنزع في القوس ثم ترسله فيسقط بين يديك ولا يصوب — It is when you draw a bow then release it, and it falls before you and does not hit the mark.
حَبَضٌnoun
  1. 1.
    failed shotclassical

    An arrow that falls short or misses its mark when shot from a bow.

ولا الجدى من متعب حباض — Nor the kid from a tiring one, a failed shot.
حَبَضاًnoun
  1. 1.
    failed shotclassical

    An arrow that falls short or misses its mark when shot from a bow.

والنبل يهوي خطأ وحبضا — And the arrows fall erroneously and short.
حَبُوضاًnoun
  1. 1.
    failed shotclassical

    An arrow that falls short or misses its mark when shot from a bow.

والنبل يهوي خطأ وحبضا — And the arrows fall erroneously and short.
إِحْبَاضverb
  1. 1.
    to make voidclassical

    To cause something to become void, null, or go to waste; to invalidate.

  2. 2.
    to deplete waterclassical

    To exhaust the water from a well, leaving none.

وأحبضه هو إحباضا: أبطله — He made it void; he invalidated it.
الإحباض أن يكد الرجل ركيته فلا يدع فيها ماء — الإحباض is when a man exhausts his well so that he leaves no water in it.
مُحَابِضnoun
  1. 1.
    strings of an instrumentclassical

    The strings of a musical instrument, such as a lute.

  2. 2.
    honeycomb combclassical

    The combs or structures within a beehive where honey is stored.

فضلى تنازعها المحابض رجعها — Her voice was accompanied by the strings of the instrument, repeating its melody.
كأن أصواتها من حيث تسمعها ... صوت المحابض ينزعن المحارينا — As if their sounds, from where you hear them... are the sound of the honeycombs from which they extract the honey.
حَابِضadjective
  1. 1.
    stingyclassical

    A person who is stingy and holds tightly to what they possess.

ورجل حابض وحباض: ممسك لما في يديه بخيل — And a man is حابض and حباض: one who holds tightly to what is in his hands, being stingy.
حَبَّاضadjective
  1. 1.
    stingyclassical

    A person who is stingy and holds tightly to what they possess.

ورجل حابض وحباض: ممسك لما في يديه بخيل — And a man is حابض and حباض: one who holds tightly to what is in his hands, being stingy.
مَحْبَضnoun
  1. 1.
    honeycomb combclassical

    The combs or structures within a beehive where honey is stored.

  2. 2.
    cotton ginclassical

    A tool or device used for ginning cotton.

المحابض المشاور وهي عيدان يشار بها العسل — The محابض are the sticks used to stir honey.
والمحبض: مشور العسل ومندف القطن — And the محبض is a stirrer of honey and a gin of cotton.
مَحَابِضnoun
  1. 1.
    honeycomb combclassical

    The combs or structures within a beehive where honey is stored.

  2. 2.
    cotton ginclassical

    A tool or device used for ginning cotton.

المحابض المشاور وهي عيدان يشار بها العسل — The محابض are the sticks used to stir honey.
والمحبض: مشور العسل ومندف القطن — And the محبض is a stirrer of honey and a gin of cotton.

Parallel reading

حبض القلب يحبض حبضا: ضرب ضربانا شديدا
The heart struck with a severe beating.
وكذلك العرق يحبض ثم يسكن
And likewise a vein pulses intensely then subsides.
وأصابت القوم داهية من حبض الدهر أي من ضربانه
And a calamity struck the people from the violent occurrences of time, meaning from its severe blows.
والحبض: التحرك
And الحبض: movement.
وما له حبض ولا نبض
And he has no movement nor pulsation.
الحبض: الصوت، والنبض: اضطراب العرق
الحبض: sound, and النبض: the throbbing of a vein.
ويقال: الحبض حبض الحياة، والنبض نبض العروق
And it is said: الحبض is the pulse of life, and النبض is the throbbing of the veins.
وحبض بالوتر أي أنبض، وتمد الوتر ثم ترسله فتحبض
And he plucked the string, meaning he made it vibrate; you stretch the string then release it, and it vibrates.
وهو أن تنزع في القوس ثم ترسله فيسقط بين يديك ولا يصوب
It is when you draw a bow then release it, and it falls before you and does not hit the mark.
ولا الجدى من متعب حباض
Nor the kid from a tiring one, a failed shot.
والنبل يهوي خطأ وحبضا
And the arrows fall erroneously and short.
حبض حق الرجل يحبض حبوضا: بطل وذهب
A man's right became void and went away.
وأحبضه هو إحباضا: أبطله
He made it void; he invalidated it.
حبض ماء الركية يحبض حبوضا: نفص وانحدر
The water of the well diminished and flowed down.
حبض القوم يحبضون حبوضا: نقصوا
The people diminished.
الإحباض أن يكد الرجل ركيته فلا يدع فيها ماء
الإحباض is when a man exhausts his well so that he leaves no water in it.
ورجل حابض وحباض: ممسك لما في يديه بخيل
And a man is حابض and حباض: one who holds tightly to what is in his hands, being stingy.
فضلى تنازعها المحابض رجعها
Her voice was accompanied by the strings of the instrument, repeating its melody.
كأن أصواتها من حيث تسمعها ... صوت المحابض ينزعن المحارينا
As if their sounds, from where you hear them... are the sound of the honeycombs from which they extract the honey.