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هبق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of excessive sexual intercourse. It also has a less certain connection to a type of plant.

Derived headwords

الهَبَقnoun
  1. 1.
    excessive intercourseclassical

    Refers to a high frequency or intensity of sexual intercourse.

الهَبَقnoun
  1. 1.
    a plantclassical

    A type of plant, though its authenticity is questioned.

Parallel reading

الهبق، بكسر الهاء والباء وشد القاف: كثرة الجماع؛ عن كراع.
Al-habaq, with kasra on the ha' and ba', and shadda on the qaf: is excessive intercourse; according to Kara'.
والهبق: نبت؛ حكاه ابن دريد، قال ابن سيده: ولا أدري ما صحته.
And al-habaq: is a plant; Ibn Duraid narrated it, Ibn Sidah said: and I do not know its authenticity.