حبا

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

The root حبا (ḥabā) primarily relates to concepts of closeness, approach, and connection. It extends to meanings of rising, overlooking, and extending, particularly in geographical or physical contexts. It also encompasses actions like crawling, moving slowly, and bestowing gifts.

Derived headwords

حَبَاverb

1.
to draw nearboth
To approach or come close to something.
2.
to overlookclassical
To rise above or extend over something, often in a prominent or encroaching manner.
3.
to crawlboth
To move on hands and belly, or on hands and knees, like a baby or a weary animal.
4.
to bestowboth
To give or grant something, often as a gift or favor.

حبا الشيء: دنا — The thing drew near

حبا المسيل: دنا بعضه إلى بعض — The stream beds approached each other

حبا الرمل يحبو حبوا أي أشرف معترضا — The sand dune rose up, obstructing the view

حبا حبوا: مشى على يديه وبطنه — He crawled on his hands and belly

حبا المال حبوا: رزم فلم يتحرك هزالا — The wealth became stagnant and did not move due to scarcity

حَبَا لِـverb

1.
to draw near toclassical
To approach or come close to something, often with a specific intention.

وحبوت للخمسين: دنوت لها — And I drew near to fifty

حبا لها أي دنا لها — It drew near to it

حَابٍadjective

1.
approachingclassical
Something that is drawing near or approaching.
2.
overlookingclassical
Something that rises above or overlooks, like a sand dune.
3.
crawlingclassical
Something that moves by crawling.

فهو حاب — And it is overlooking/approaching

حَابِيadjective

1.
connectedclassical
Describing something that is connected or joined, like ribs to the spine.
2.
high-shoulderedclassical
Describing someone or something with raised or high shoulders.

حابي الشراسيف أي مشرف الجنبين — High-flanked, meaning overlooking the sides

حابي الحيود فارض الحنجور يعني اتصال رؤوس الأضلاع بعضها ببعض — Connected ribs, meaning the connection of the rib heads to each other

حَبَتْverb

1.
grew long and closeclassical
Describing ribs that became long and close together.

وحبت الشراسيف حبوا: طالت وتدانت — And the ribs grew long and close

اِحْتَبَىverb

1.
to wrap oneselfboth
To wrap oneself in a garment, drawing the legs up to the body.
2.
to lean onclassical
To use a posture or support to prevent falling, like leaning on one's arms or a garment.

وقد احتبى بثوبه احتباء — And he wrapped himself in his garment, wrapping himself

أنه نهى عن الاحتباء في ثوب واحد — That he forbade wrapping oneself in a single garment

احتبى بيده احتباء — He wrapped himself with his hand, wrapping himself

اِحْتِبَاءnoun

1.
wrapping oneselfboth
The act of wrapping oneself in a garment, drawing up the legs.
2.
leaning postureclassical
A posture of leaning or supporting oneself, often for stability.

والاحتباء بالثوب: الاشتمال — And wrapping oneself in a garment means enveloping oneself

الاحتباء حيطان العرب — The 'iḥtibā' is the walls of the Arabs

حِبْوَةnoun

1.
garment for wrappingboth
The garment used for wrapping oneself in the posture of iḥtibā'.
2.
giftclassical
A gift or present.

والاسم الحبوة — And the name is al-ḥibwah

نهي عن الحبوة يوم الجمعة والإمام يخطب — He forbade the ḥibwah on Friday while the Imam was preaching

حُبْوَةnoun

1.
garment for wrappingboth
The garment used for wrapping oneself in the posture of iḥtibā'.
2.
giftclassical
A gift or present.

والحبوة والحبية — And al-ḥubwah and al-ḥubayyah

وقيل له في الحرب أين الحلم؟ فقال: عند الحبى — And he was asked in war, 'Where is forbearance?' He said, 'At the ḥubwah' (meaning in times of peace)

حُبَىnoun

1.
garmentsclassical
Plural of ḥibwah, referring to garments used for wrapping.

وجمعها حبى، مكسور الأول — And its plural is ḥubā, with the first letter broken (kasra)

حَبَا الصبيverb

1.
to crawlboth
For a baby to move on its bottom, lifting its chest.

وحبا الصبي حبوا: مشى على استه وأشرف بصدره — And the child crawled, moving on his bottom and lifting his chest

حَبَا البعيرverb

1.
to crawl/lumberboth
For a camel to lie down and move slowly due to exhaustion.
2.
to struggle upclassical
For a camel to struggle to climb a difficult sandy slope.

وحبا البعير إذا برك وزحف من الإعياء — And the camel crawled when it knelt and moved slowly from exhaustion

حبا البعير حبوا: كلف تسنم صعب الرمل فأشرف بصدره ثم زحف — The camel struggled up a sandy slope, lifting its chest and then crawling

حَبْوًاnoun

1.
crawlingboth
The act of crawling, especially by a baby or a weary creature.
2.
slow movementboth
A slow, creeping movement.

لو يعلمون ما في العتمة والفجر لأتوهما ولو حبوا — If they knew what was in the darkness of dawn and the morning prayer, they would come to them even if crawling

وما جاء إلا حبوا — And he did not come except by crawling

حَبِيّnoun

1.
overhanging cloudclassical
A cloud that appears to hover or hang low over the horizon.
2.
stacked cloudclassical
Clouds that are layered one above another.

والحبي: السحاب الذي يشرف من الأفق على الأرض — And al-ḥabiyy: the cloud that overlooks the land from the horizon

والحبي: سحاب فوق سحاب — And al-ḥabiyy: cloud above cloud

حَبَا السهمverb

1.
to skim the groundclassical
For an arrow to slide along the ground after being shot, potentially hitting the target.

حبا السهم إذا زلج على الأرض ثم أصاب الهدف — The arrow 'ḥabā' if it slid on the ground and then hit the target

أَحْبَىverb

1.
to fall short and then moveclassical
For an arrow to fall short of the target and then move or bounce towards it.
2.
to be wickedclassical
To be wicked, evil, or harmful.

رمى ف أحبى أي وقع سهمه دون الغرض ثم تقافز حتى يصيب الغرض — He shot and 'aḥbā', meaning his arrow fell short of the mark and then bounced until it hit the mark

والدهر أحبى لا يزال ألمه تدق أركان الجبال ثلمه — And time is wicked, its pain constantly striking the pillars of the mountains

حَابَىverb

1.
to favorboth
To support, single out, or incline towards someone.
2.
to give a giftboth
To give a gift or present to someone.

حابى الرجل حباء: نصره واختصه ومال إليه — A man 'ḥābā' (gave a gift): he supported him, singled him out, and inclined towards him

واشكر حباء الذي بالملك حاباكا — And be thankful for the favor of him who favored you with kingship

حِبَاءnoun

1.
giftboth
A gift, present, or favor.
2.
supportclassical
Support, favor, or special treatment.

والحباء: ما يحبو به الرجل صاحبه ويكرمه به — And al-ḥibā': what a man gives to his companion and honors him with

خالي الذي اغتصب الملوك نفوسهم، وإليه كان حباء جفنة ينقل — My maternal uncle, who seized the souls of kings, and to him was the gift of Jafnah transferred

حَبِيّnoun

1.
elevated sand duneclassical
A raised and prominent sand dune.

والحابية: رملة مرتفعة مشرفة منبتة — And al-ḥābiyah: a high, overlooking, plant-bearing sand dune

حَابِيnoun

1.
plantclassical
A plant named for its tendency to grow tall or approach.

والحابي: نبت سمي به لحبوه وعلوه — And al-ḥābī: a plant named for its crawling and height

حَبِيّnoun

1.
heavy cloudclassical
A cloud that is heavy, prominent, and appears weighty.

كأنه الجبل الحابي — As if it were the heavy, overlooking mountain

حَبَاverb

1.
to fill with waterclassical
For a cloud to become full of water.

والحبو: امتلاء السحاب بالماء — And al-ḥubū: the cloud's filling with water

حَبَاverb

1.
to moveclassical
For a ship to move or sail.

وحبت السفينة: جرت — And the ship moved: it sailed

حَبِيّnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location.

جعلنا حبيا باليمين — We placed Ḥubayy to the right

حَبِيّاتnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location.

ببطن حبيات، دوارس بلقعا — In the valley of Ḥubayyāt, desolate and barren

أَحْبَىadjective

1.
wickedclassical
Describing someone as wicked, evil, or harmful.

ورجل أحبى: ضبس شرير — And a man aḥbā: wicked and evil

حَبَاverb

1.
to protectclassical
To guard, protect, or prevent access to something.

حبا ما حوله يحبوه حماه ومنعه — He protected what was around him, guarding and preventing access to it

Parallel reading

وأحوى، كأيم الضال أطرق بعد ما ... حبا تحت فينان، من الظل، وارف

And he was dark, like the lost one, he lowered his head after... it drew near under a spreading tree, shaded and vast.

وحبوت للخمسين: دنوت لها.

And I drew near to fifty: I approached it.

ويقال: إنه لحابي الشراسيف أي مشرف الجنبين.

And it is said: he is ḥābī al-sharāsīf, meaning overlooking the sides.

وحبت الشراسيف حبوا: طالت وتدانت.

And the ribs grew long and close together.

وحبت الأضلاع إلى الصلب: اتصلت ودنت.

And the ribs connected to the spine: they joined and drew near.

حابي الحيود فارض الحنجور يعني اتصال رؤوس الأضلاع بعضها ببعض

Connected ribs, meaning the connection of the rib heads to each other

تحبو إلى أصلابه أمعاؤه

His intestines crawl towards his spine

كأن، بين المرط والشفوف، ... رملا حبا من عقد العزيف

As if, between the cloak and the thin cloth, ... sand was approaching from the necklace of al-'azīf.

حبا الرمل يحبو حبوا أي أشرف معترضا، فهو حاب.

The sand dune approached, approaching with a rising obstruction, so it is an approaching one.

ورجل حابي المنكبين: مرتفعهما إلى العنق، وكذلك البعير.

And a man with ḥābī al-mankibayn: his shoulders raised towards the neck, and likewise a camel.

وقد احتبى بثوبه احتباء، والاحتباء بالثوب: الاشتمال

And he wrapped himself in his garment, wrapping himself, and wrapping oneself in a garment means enveloping oneself.

أري الجوارس في ذؤابة مشرف، ... فيه النسور كما تحبى الموكب

I saw the vultures on the summit of a high place, ... in it the eagles are like the procession wrapping itself.

وما حل من جهل حبى حلمائنا، ... ولا قائل المعروف فينا يعنف

And no one was harmed by ignorance of our forbearance, ... nor is the one who speaks of good in us blamed.

أنه نهى عن الاحتباء في ثوب واحد

That he forbade wrapping oneself in a single garment.

هو أن يضم الإنسان رجليه إلى بطنه بثوب يجمعهما به مع ظهره ويشده عليها

It is for a person to draw his legs to his belly with a garment, gathering them with his back and tying them.

الاحتباء حيطان العرب أي ليس في البراري حيطان، فإذا أرادوا أن يستندوا احتبوا لأن الاحتباء يمنعهم من السقوط ويصير لهم كالجدار.

The 'iḥtibā' is the walls of the Arabs, meaning there are no walls in the wilderness, so when they want to lean, they perform iḥtibā' because it prevents them from falling and becomes like a wall for them.

نهي عن الحبوة يوم الجمعة والإمام يخطب لأن الاحتباء يجلب النوم ولا يسمع الخطبة ويعرض طهارته للانتقاض.

He forbade the ḥibwah on Friday while the Imam was preaching because iḥtibā' brings sleep, one does not hear the sermon, and it risks invalidating one's purity.

نبطي في حبوته

A Nabataean in his ḥibwah.

احتبى بيده احتباء.

He wrapped himself with his hand, wrapping himself.

وقيل له في الحرب أين الحلم؟ فقال: عند الحبى

And he was asked in war, 'Where is forbearance?' He said, 'At the ḥubwah' (meaning in times of peace).

والحابية: رملة مرتفعة مشرفة منبتة.

And al-ḥābiyah: a high, overlooking, plant-bearing sand dune.

والحابي: نبت سمي به لحبوه وعلوه.

And al-ḥābī: a plant named for its crawling and height.

وحبا حبوا: مشى على يديه وبطنه.

And he crawled: he walked on his hands and belly.

وحبا الصبي حبوا: مشى على استه وأشرف بصدره

And the child crawled, moving on his bottom and lifting his chest.

لولا السفار وبعده من مهمه، ... لتركتها تحبو على العرقوب

If it were not for the journey and its distance, ... I would have left her crawling on her heels.

لو يعلمون ما في العتمة والفجر لأتوهما ولو حبوا

If they knew what was in the darkness of dawn and the morning prayer, they would come to them even if crawling.

وحبا البعير إذا برك وزحف من الإعياء.

And the camel crawled when it knelt and moved slowly from exhaustion.

كأنه الجبل الحابي

As if it were the heavy, overlooking mountain.

وحبا البعير حبوا: كلف تسنم صعب الرمل فأشرف بصدره ثم زحف

The camel struggled up a sandy slope, lifting its chest and then crawling.

وما جاء إلا حبوا

And he did not come except by crawling.

وما نجا فلان إلا حبوا.

And so-and-so did not escape except by crawling.

حبا السهم إذا زلج على الأرض ثم أصاب الهدف.

The arrow 'ḥabā' if it slid on the ground and then hit the target.

إن حابيا خير من زاهق.

Indeed, a ḥābī (arrow) is better than a zāhiq (arrow).

الحابي من السهام هو الذي يقع دون الهدف ثم يزحف إليه على الأرض

The ḥābī among arrows is the one that falls short of the target and then crawls towards it on the ground.

وحبا المال حبوا: رزم فلم يتحرك هزالا.

And the wealth became stagnant and did not move due to scarcity.

وحبت السفينة: جرت.

And the ship moved: it sailed.

فهو إذا حبا له حبي

So when a wave approaches it.

والحباء: ما يحبو به الرجل صاحبه ويكرمه به.

And al-ḥibā': what a man gives to his companion and honors him with.

خالي الذي اغتصب الملوك نفوسهم، ... وإليه كان حباء جفنة ينقل

My maternal uncle, who seized the souls of kings, ... and to him was the gift of Jafnah transferred.

ألا أمنحك ألا أحبوك؟

Shall I not grant you, shall I not give you?

حبا ما حوله يحبوه حماه ومنعه

He protected what was around him, guarding and preventing access to it.

وراحت الشول ولم يحبها ... فحل، ولم يعتس فيها مدر

And the she-camels went off, and the stallion did not pay attention to them... and did not seek milk from them.

واشكر حباء الذي بالملك حاباكا

And be thankful for the favor of him who favored you with kingship.

والدهر أحبى لا يزال ألمه ... تدق أركان الجبال ثلمه

And time is wicked, its pain constantly striking the pillars of the mountains.

جعلنا حبيا باليمين، ونكبت ... كبيسا لورد من ضئيدة باكر

We placed Ḥubayy to the right, and we turned aside... Kabeess for a drink from a young, early riser.

من عن يمين الحبيا نظرة قبل

From the right of al-Ḥubayyā, a glance beforehand.

ألم تسل الأطلال والمتربعا، ... ببطن حبيات، دوارس بلقعا

Have you not asked about the ruins and the resting place, ... in the valley of Ḥubayyāt, desolate and barren?

يحبو قصاها مخدر [مخدر] سناد

It crawls towards its summit, a hidden, elevated place.