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حبلق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes smallness and shortness, particularly in relation to animals like sheep. It can also refer to specific locations or groups of sheep.

Derived headwords

الحَبْلَقadjective
  1. 1.
    small, shortboth

    Describing something or someone as small and short in stature.

الحَبْلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    small sheepclassical

    A term for small sheep that do not grow large.

الحَبْلَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sheep in Jarashclassical

    A specific designation for sheep found in the region of Jarash.

Parallel reading

يحابي بنا في الحق كل حبلق، ... لنا البول عن عرنينه يتفرق
Every small and short one favors us in truth, ... urine scatters from his nose.
واذكر غدانة عدانا مزنمة ... من الحبلق، يبنى حولها الصير
And remember the pampered ones of our enemies, with their noses pierced ... from the small sheep, around which the enclosure is built.