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حبل

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to ropes, cords, and ties, encompassing their physical form and metaphorical extensions like relationships, bonds, and means of sustenance. It also extends to concepts of pregnancy and the umbilical cord, as well as geographical locations.

Derived headwords

حَبْلnoun
  1. 1.
    ropeboth

    A length of strong cord made by twisting together strands of natural or synthetic fibers.

  2. 2.
    pregnancyboth

    The state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the body; gestation.

  3. 3.
    umbilical cordboth

    The cord that connects a fetus to the placenta during pregnancy.

  4. 4.
    bond, tieboth

    A connection or relationship that binds people together.

  5. 5.
    means, wayclassical

    A method or way of achieving something; a resource.

حِبَالnoun
  1. 1.
    ropesboth

    Plural of حبل (ḥabl), referring to multiple ropes or cords.

اِحْتَبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to bear, carryboth

    To carry a burden or responsibility, often with patience or endurance.

  2. 2.
    to endure, tolerateboth

    To withstand hardship or suffering without giving in.

  3. 3.
    to be pregnantclassical

    To carry a child in the womb.

حَبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to tie with a ropeclassical

    To bind or fasten something using a rope or cord.

  2. 2.
    to become pregnantboth

    To conceive and carry a child.

مَحْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    place of pregnancyclassical

    The womb or uterus, where pregnancy occurs.

حَبَلَىadjective
  1. 1.
    pregnantboth

    Carrying a child or young in the body; enceinte.

حَبْلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    a pregnant womanclassical

    A female who is pregnant.

حَبْلname
  1. 1.
    Ḥabl (place name)classical

    A place name in Al-Yamamah.

Parallel reading

فلن تذهبوا فرغا بقتل حبال
You will not go in vain by killing Ḥabāl.
أن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، أقطع مجاعة بن مرارة الحبل
That the Prophet, peace be upon him, granted Majāʿah ibn Marārah the territory of Ḥabl.
بضم الحاء وفتح الباء، موضع باليمامة
With a dammah on the ḥāʾ and a fatḥah on the bāʾ, a place in Al-Yamamah.