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هنبغ

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes intense hunger and related concepts. It also extends to terms for a wicked woman, fine dust or dust storms, small lice, a type of edible plant, a foolish person, and a bird.

Derived headwords

الهِنَبْغnoun
  1. 1.
    intense hungerboth

    Extreme hunger, a severe state of starvation.

  2. 2.
    wicked womanclassical

    A woman who is considered immoral or depraved.

  3. 3.
    fine dust/dust stormboth

    Dust that is very fine and light, often associated with dust storms that move and shift.

  4. 4.
    small louseclassical

    A tiny louse, referring to its small size.

  5. 5.
    edible plantclassical

    A plant resembling the 'tarathuth', which is edible.

  6. 6.
    foolish personclassical

    An individual who is unintelligent or lacks sense.

  7. 7.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird.

هِنَبْغadjective
  1. 1.
    intense (hunger)both

    Describing hunger as severe or extreme.

جوع هنبوغ — intense hunger
هِنْبَاغadjective
  1. 1.
    intense (hunger)classical

    Describing hunger as severe or extreme.

جوع هنباغ — intense hunger
هَلْقَسadjective
  1. 1.
    intense (hunger)classical

    Describing hunger as severe or extreme.

جوع هلقس — intense hunger
هَلْقَبadjective
  1. 1.
    intense (hunger)classical

    Describing hunger as severe or extreme.

جوع هلقب — intense hunger
الهِنَبُوغnoun
  1. 1.
    small louseclassical

    A small louse, particularly a young or tiny one.

  2. 2.
    edible plantclassical

    A plant that resembles the 'tarathuth' and is suitable for eating.

  3. 3.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird.

القَهَبْلَسnoun
  1. 1.
    small louseclassical

    A small louse.

الهُبَيْنِغnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    An individual characterized by foolishness or lack of intelligence.

Parallel reading

الهنبغ: شدة الجوع
Al-hinbagh: intense hunger.
جوع هنبوغ
intense hunger.
جوع هنبغ وهنباغ وهلقس وهلقب أي شديد
Intense hunger, meaning severe hunger.
والهنبغ: المرأة الفاجرة
And al-hinbagh: the wicked woman.
والهنبغ: لغة فيه
And al-hinbagh: a dialectal term for it.
والهنبغ: العجاج الذي يطفو من رقته ودقته
And al-hinbagh: the dust storm that rises due to its fineness and subtlety.
وبعد إيغاف العجاج الهنبغ
And after the dust storm's obscuring, the fine dust.
وقيل: الهنبغ من العجاج الذي يجيء ويذهب
And it was said: al-hinbagh is from the dust storm that comes and goes.
يقال للقملة الصغيرة الهنبغ والهنبوغ والقهبلس
The small louse is called al-hinbagh, al-hunbugh, and al-qahbalas.
والهنبوغ: شبه الطرثوث يؤكل
And al-hunbugh: resembles the tarathuth, which is eaten.
والهبينغ: الأحمق
And al-hubayngh: the foolish person.
والهنبوغ: طائر
And al-hunbugh: a bird.