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هبلع

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes excessive eating and gluttony, often associated with a large throat or gullet. It extends to negative character traits like baseness and can also refer to specific types of dogs.

Derived headwords

الهِبْلَعnoun
  1. 1.
    large gulletclassical

    A large gullet or throat, implying the capacity for consuming large amounts of food.

  2. 2.
    gluttonclassical

    An extremely gluttonous person, one who eats excessively.

الهِبْلَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    large gulletclassical

    The gullet or throat, described as wide and capable of taking large mouthfuls.

  2. 2.
    gluttonclassical

    A gluttonous person, characterized by their large appetite and consumption.

هَبِلَعadjective
  1. 1.
    gluttonousclassical

    Describing someone who eats excessively, with a large gullet and capacity for large mouthfuls.

الهُبَلَّعnoun
  1. 1.
    gluttonclassical

    An extremely gluttonous person.

الهُبَلَّعadjective
  1. 1.
    base, ignobleclassical

    Referring to a person who is base, ignoble, or of low character.

عبد هُبَلَّعnoun
  1. 1.
    bastardclassical

    A person whose parentage is unknown or uncertain, specifically one whose father is unknown.

الهُبَلَّعnoun
  1. 1.
    greyhoundclassical

    A type of dog, specifically a greyhound.

هُبَلَّعname
  1. 1.
    name of a dogclassical

    A proper name given to a dog.

  2. 2.
    name of a greyhoundclassical

    Specifically, a name given to a greyhound.

Parallel reading

الهبلع، مثال الدرهم
Al-hibla', like the dirham.
والهبلاع: الواسع الحنجور العظيم اللقم الأكول
And al-hibla': the wide-throated, large-mouthed, gluttonous one.
وضع الخزير، فقيل: أين مجاشع؟ ... فشحا جحافله جراف هبلع
The wild boar was placed, and it was said: Where is Majashi'? ... His armies were ravaged, a devouring, gluttonous one.
حجم نار هبلع
The size of a gluttonous fire.
الهبلع: الأكول
Al-hibla': the gluttonous one.
وقيل إن الهاء زائدة فيكون من البلع
And it is said that the 'ha' is extra, so it would be from 'bal'a' (to swallow).
الهبلع: اللئيم
Al-hibla': the base one.
وعبد هبلع: لا يعرف أبواه أو لا يعرف أحدهما
And 'abd hible': one whose parents are unknown or one of them is unknown.
والهبلع: الكلب السلوقي
And al-hibla': the Saluqi dog.
وهبلع: اسم كلب
And Hible': the name of a dog.
وقيل: هو من أسماء الكلاب السلوقية
And it was said: it is from the names of Saluqi dogs.
والشد يدني لاحقا وهبلعا
And the chase brings closer the follower and Hible'.
وقد قيل: إن هاء هبلع زائدة، وليس بقوي
And it has been said: the 'ha' of 'hibla'' is extra, and this is not strong.