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حبق

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to flatulence, specifically the sound or act of passing gas. It extends to describe certain plants, a type of date, and metaphorically, unpleasant or foolish behavior.

Derived headwords

الحَبَقnoun
  1. 1.
    flatulenceclassical

    The act or sound of passing gas from the anus.

الحِبَقnoun
  1. 1.
    flatulenceclassical

    The act or sound of passing gas from the anus.

الحِبَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    flatulenceclassical

    The act or sound of passing gas from the anus.

  2. 2.
    a term of addressclassical

    Used as a term of address for a female slave, similar to 'ya dufar'.

حبقverb
  1. 1.
    to pass gasclassical

    To emit flatulence, often referring to goats but also applicable to humans.

تحبقverb
  1. 1.
    to pass gasclassical

    To emit flatulence.

حبقاnoun
  1. 1.
    flatulenceclassical

    The act or sound of passing gas from the anus.

الحَبَقnoun
  1. 1.
    basilboth

    A plant known for its pleasant fragrance, used in medicine and as a herb. It has square stems and leaves similar to poplar leaves.

  2. 2.
    savoryclassical

    A type of herb, specifically 'fawdenj'.

الفُوذَنَجnoun
  1. 1.
    savoryclassical

    A type of herb, also referred to as 'al-habaq'.

البَاذَرُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    basilclassical

    A plant, also called 'al-habaq'.

حَبَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    basilclassical

    The plural form of 'al-habaq', referring to basil plants.

الحُبَاقَىnoun
  1. 1.
    groundselclassical

    A plant, specifically 'al-handaqooqi' in a dialect of Hira.

حَبَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    smearclassical

    A smear or stain, metaphorically referring to a trace of flatulence.

عذق الحبيقnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of dateclassical

    A poor quality type of date, described as small, dusty, and elongated, named after Ibn Hubayq.

حبيقnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of dateclassical

    A poor quality type of date, small, dusty, and elongated.

الحُبَيْبِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    An adjective meaning foolish or stupid.

الحَبَاقname
  1. 1.
    a tribal nameclassical

    A nickname for a branch of the Banu Tamim tribe.

حبطقطقnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of hoovesclassical

    An onomatopoeic word for the sound of horses' hooves when running.

حبقنقadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-temperedclassical

    Describing someone as having a bad temper or being ill-mannered.

حبقنيقadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-temperedclassical

    Describing someone as having a bad temper or being ill-mannered.

Parallel reading

لهم حبق، والسود بيني وبينهم، ... يدي لكم والعاديات المحصبا
They have flatulence, and Al-Suwd is between me and them... I offer you my favor, and the running camels and sheep.
يقال يدي لك أن يكون كذا كما تقول علي لك أن يكون كذا
It is said, 'Yadi lak an yakuna kadha' (I offer you my favor that it be so), just as you say, 'Ali lak an yakuna kadha' (It is upon me that it be so).
الحبق ضراط المعز
Al-habaq is the flatulence of goats.
حبقت تحبق حبقا
He passed gas, passing gas, a passing of gas.
لفظ الاسم ولفظ المصدر فيه سواء
The form of the noun and the form of the verbal noun are the same in it.
أفعال الضرط تجيء كثيرا متعدية بحرف كقولهم عفق بها وحطأ بها ونفخ بها إذا ضرط
Verbs of flatulence often come transitive with a preposition, like their saying 'afaq biha', 'hata' biha', and 'nafakha biha' when one passes gas.
كانوا يحبقون فيه
They used to pass gas in it.
يقال للأمة: يا حباق كما يقال يا دفار
A female slave is called: 'Ya habaq' just as 'Ya dufar' is said.
الحبق دواء من أدوية الصيادلة، والحبق الفوذنج
Al-habaq is a medicine from the medicines of pharmacists, and al-habaq is savory.
الحبق نبات طيب الريح مربع السوق وورقه نحو ورق الخلاف منه سهلي ومنه جبلي وليس بمرعى
Al-habaq is a plant with a pleasant smell, square-stemmed, and its leaves are like poplar leaves; some are from the plains and some are from the mountains, and it is not a pasture.
فأتونا بدرمق وحباق، ... وشواء مرعبل وصناب
So they brought us fine linen and basil, ... and roasted meat and dates.
والحباقى الحندقوقى لغة حيرية
And al-hubaaqi is al-handaqooqi, a Hiran dialect.
وما في النحي حبقة أي لطخ وضر
And 'Ma fi al-nahyi habaqah' means a smear and a disgrace.
عذق الحبيق: ضرب من الدقل رديء، وهو مصغر، هو نوع من التمر رديء منسوب إلى ابن حبيق، وهو تمر أغبر صغير مع طول فيه
The cluster of al-hubayq: a bad type of date palm, and it is a diminutive. It is a bad type of date, attributed to Ibn Hubayq, which is a small, dusty date with some length to it.
نهى عن لونين من التمر: الجعرور ولون الحبيق، يعني أن تؤخذ في الصدقة
He prohibited two types of dates: Al-Ja'rur and the color of Al-Hubayq, meaning they should not be taken as charity.
هو يمشي الدفقى والحبقى وهي دون الدفقى
He walks with a swagger and a strut, and the strut is less than the swagger.
الحبيبيق الأحمق
Al-hubaybiq the foolish.
ينادي الحباق وخمانها، ... وقد شيطوا رأسه فالتهب
He calls out to Al-Habaq and its followers, ... and they have singed his head so it became inflamed.
حبطقطق حكاية صوت قوائم الخيل إذا جرت
Habtaqtq is an imitation of the sound of horses' hooves when they run.
حبقنيق: سيء الخلق
Habqanaq: ill-tempered.