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الحوءب

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes vastness and largeness, particularly in geographical features like valleys and water sources. It also extends to large containers and physical attributes.

Derived headwords

الحَوْأَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Vast valleyclassical

    A wide and expansive valley.

  2. 2.
    Large water skinclassical

    A large or capacious water skin or bucket.

  3. 3.
    Watering placeclassical

    A watering place for animals, a well or spring.

  4. 4.
    Place nameclassical

    A specific location in Basra.

  5. 5.
    Female ancestorclassical

    The name of a daughter of Kalb bin Wabra.

  6. 6.
    Large containerclassical

    The largest type of water skin or bucket.

ككوكبother
  1. 1.
    Like a starclassical

    Used as a simile to describe the form or appearance of something, likely referring to the shape of a valley or container.

الواسعadjective
  1. 1.
    Wide, expansiveboth

    Describing something that is broad, extensive, or spacious.

الأوديةnoun
  1. 1.
    Valleysboth

    The plural of 'wadi', referring to valleys.

الدلاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Water bucketsboth

    The plural of 'dalu', referring to buckets, especially those used for drawing water.

المُقَعَّبadjective
  1. 1.
    Cuboid hoofclassical

    Describing a hoof that is cuboid or box-shaped.

الحوافرnoun
  1. 1.
    Hoovesboth

    The plural of 'haafir', referring to the hooves of animals.

المنهلnoun
  1. 1.
    Watering placeboth

    A place where animals or people can drink water, a well or spring.

وعname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a location in Basra.

بنتnoun
  1. 1.
    Daughterboth

    A female offspring.

كلبname
  1. 1.
    Kalbclassical

    A proper name, likely referring to a tribal ancestor.

وبرةname
  1. 1.
    Wabraclassical

    A proper name, likely referring to a tribal ancestor.

بهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Splendor, magnificenceboth

    Beauty, radiance, or grandeur.

أضخمadjective
  1. 1.
    Largest, biggestboth

    The superlative form of 'large', indicating the greatest size.

العلابnoun
  1. 1.
    Large water skinsclassical

    Plural of 'alaba', referring to large water skins or containers.

Parallel reading

الحوأب، ككوكب: الواسع من الأودية والدلاء
Al-Haw'ab, like a star: the wide one of valleys and water skins.
والمقعب من الحوافر
And the cuboid one of hooves.
والمنهل، أو منهل
And the watering place, or a watering place.
وع بالبصرة
And 'Wa'' in Basra.
وبنت كلب بن وبرة
And the daughter of Kalb bin Wabra.
وبهاء: أضخم العلاب والدلاء
And 'Bahā': the largest of water skins and buckets.