هبرق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the craft of metalworking, specifically involving fire and refinement. It extends to describe the worker themselves, and metaphorically to a large, strong wild bull or an old, large ibex.

Derived headwords

الهبرقيnoun

1.
goldsmithclassical
A craftsman who works with precious metals, often involving fire.
2.
blacksmithclassical
A smith who works with iron, shaping it with heat and tools.
3.
artisan using fireclassical
Generally, anyone who practices a craft that involves the use of fire.
4.
iron refinerclassical
One who purifies iron, likely through smelting or heating.
5.
wild bullclassical
A large, strong wild bull, possibly named for its shimmering or bright color.
6.
old, large bullclassical
A mature and large bull.
7.
old, large ibexclassical
A mature and large male mountain goat, used metaphorically.

أبرقيname

1.
original form of الهبرقيclassical
The original form of the word 'al-habaraqi', with the initial hamza replaced by a ha.

يبربرverb

1.
to make a rumbling soundclassical
To produce a deep, rumbling noise, like the sound of wind from a bellows or the bellowing of a bull.

بربرةnoun

1.
rumbling soundclassical
A deep, rumbling noise, often associated with wind or animal sounds.

Parallel reading

فما ألواح درة هبرقي، ... جلا عنها مختمها الكنونا

And not the planks of a goldsmith's chest... cleared away its hidden seal.

الهبرقي الذي يصفي الحديد

The habaraqi is the one who refines iron.

وأصله أبرقي فأبدلت الهاء من الهمزة

And its origin is abaraqi, and the ha was substituted for the hamza.

يبربر بربرة الهبرقي

He makes a rumbling sound, the rumbling of the habaraqi.

شبه الثور وخواره بصوت الريح تخرج من الكير

He likened the bull and its bellowing to the sound of wind coming out of the bellows.

الهبرقي الثور الوحشي، وهو الأبرقي لبريق لونه

The habaraqi is the wild bull, and it is the abaraqi due to the brilliance of its color.

والهبرقي من الثيران المسن الضخم

And the habaraqi among bulls is the old, large one.

به كان طفلا، ثم أسدس فاستوى، ... فأصبح لهما في لهوم الهبرقي

In it he was a calf, then he became six years old and grew strong... and became for them in the pasture of the old, large one.

مولي الريح روقيه وجبهته، ... كالهبرقي تنحى ينفخ الفحما

His forehead and brow turned to the wind, ... like the habaraqi who withdraws to blow the coals.

أكب في كناسه يحفر أصل الشجرة كالصائغ إذا تحرف ينفخ الفحم

He crouches in his lair digging the root of the tree, like a craftsman who turns aside to blow the coals.