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هنبع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root refers to a type of head covering or veil, specifically one worn by young women. It distinguishes between smaller and larger versions of this garment, with the larger one extending to cover the hands.

Derived headwords

الهِنْبَعnoun
  1. 1.
    veilclassical

    A type of veil or head covering, often described as a partial veil, that young women wear.

الهِنْبَعnoun
  1. 1.
    small veilclassical

    Specifically, the smaller version of the head covering mentioned in the entry.

الخِنْبَعnoun
  1. 1.
    large veilclassical

    The larger version of the head covering, which extends to cover both hands.

Parallel reading

الهنبع: شبه مقنعة قد خيط تلبسه الجواري.
Al-hinba': A type of veil that has been sewn and is worn by young women.
الهنبع ما صغر منها
Al-hinba' is what is small of it.
والخنبع ما اتسع منها حتى يبلغ اليدين ويغطيهما
And al-khinba' is what is wide of it, to the extent that it reaches the hands and covers them.
ما له هنبع ولا خنبع.
He has neither hinba' nor khinba'.