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الحدب

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a curvature or hump, particularly of the back, but extends to physical elevations like hills and waves, as well as harsh conditions like drought and severe cold. It also encompasses abstract concepts like difficulties and specific geographical locations.

Derived headwords

الحَدَبُnoun
  1. 1.
    humped backboth

    The condition of the back protruding outwards while the chest and abdomen recede inwards, resulting in a hunched posture.

  2. 2.
    elevation, moundboth

    A raised or elevated part of the land, or a mound of sand.

  3. 3.
    accumulationboth

    The piling up or accumulation of something, such as water in its flow or scattered plants.

  4. 4.
    harshness of winterclassical

    The extreme coldness associated with winter.

حَدِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hunchedboth

    To have a hunched or curved back.

أَحْدَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to become hunchedboth

    To develop a hunched back.

اِحْدَوْدَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to become hunchedboth

    To become hunched or curved.

  2. 2.
    to curve, to bendboth

    To curve or bend, like sand dunes or waves.

تَحَادَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to hunch togetherclassical

    To hunch or curve together, possibly implying mutual support or shared hardship.

أَحْدَبُadjective
  1. 1.
    humped, hunchbackedboth

    Describing someone with a hunched or curved back.

  2. 2.
    elevated, highboth

    Describing something that is raised or elevated, like a mountain or a wave.

حَدْبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    humped backboth

    The condition of having a hunched back.

حُدُورٌnoun
  1. 1.
    curvature, slopeboth

    A curve or slope, like that of waves or sand dunes.

أَرْضٌ حَدْبَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    hilly landboth

    Land that is characterized by numerous hills or mounds.

حَدْبَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    difficulty, hardshipclassical

    A difficult or challenging aspect of affairs.

الأَحْدَبُnoun
  1. 1.
    vein in the forearmclassical

    An internal vein located in the forearm.

  2. 2.
    a mountainclassical

    A specific mountain name associated with the tribe of Fazarah near Mecca.

  3. 3.
    hardship, difficultyclassical

    A state of hardship or difficulty.

الأُحَيْدِبُname
  1. 1.
    a mountain in Romeclassical

    A specific mountain located in the region of Rome.

حُدَابٌnoun
  1. 1.
    drought yearclassical

    A year of severe drought and scarcity.

عname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name mentioned in relation to the root.

يَعْرُبُname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name mentioned in relation to the root.

كِتَابٌname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name mentioned in relation to the root.

الحُدَيْبِيَةُname
  1. 1.
    a well near Meccaboth

    A well located near Mecca, possibly named after a nearby thorny tree.

الحُدَيْبَاءُname
  1. 1.
    a water sourceclassical

    A water source belonging to the tribe of Judhaymah.

تَحَدَّبَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to cling toclassical

    To cling or attach oneself to someone or something.

تَحَدَّبَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to be compassionate towardsclassical

    To show compassion or kindness towards someone.

تَحَدَّبَتِ الْمَرْأَةُverb
  1. 1.
    to remain unmarried and raise childrenclassical

    For a woman to remain unmarried and instead focus on raising her children.

حَدِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to remain unmarried and raise childrenclassical

    For a woman to remain unmarried and instead focus on raising her children.

الحَدْبَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    animal with prominent hip bonesclassical

    A female animal whose hip bones are clearly visible.

حَدْبَدَبَىname
  1. 1.
    a gameclassical

    A game played by the Nabataeans.

Parallel reading

خروج الظهر ودخول الصدر والبطن
The protrusion of the back and the inward curve of the chest and abdomen.
حدب، كفرح، وأحدب واحدودب وتحادب
Hunching, like 'faraha', and becoming hunched, and becoming hunched, and hunching together.
وهو أحدب وحدب
And he is hunched and has a hunch.
وحدور في صبب كحدب الموج والرمل
And a slope in a descent like the curvature of waves and sand.
والغلظ المرتفع من الأرض
And the elevated thickness of the land.
ومن الماء: تراكبه في جريه
And from water: its piling up in its flow.
والأثر في الجلد، ونبت، أو النصي
And the mark on the skin, and a plant, or a thorny plant.
وأرض حدبة: كثيرته
And a hilly land: abundant with it (hills).
وما تناثر من البهمى فتراكم
And what is scattered from the wild grass and accumulates.
ومن الشتاء: شدة برده
And from winter: the intensity of its cold.
واحدودب الرمل: احقوقف
And the sand became hunched: it became curved.
وحدب الامور: شواقها، واحدتها: حدباء
And the difficulties of matters: their challenging aspects, and the singular of them is 'hadba'.
والأحدب: عرق مستبطن عظم الذراع
And Al-Ahdab: a vein internal to the bone of the forearm.
وجبل لفزارة بمكة، حرسها الله تعالى
And a mountain of Fazarah in Mecca, may God protect it.
والشدة
And hardship.
والأحيدب: جبل بالروم
And Al-Uhaydib: a mountain in Rome.
وحداب، كقطام: السنة المجدبة
And Hudab, like Qudam: the year of drought.
وع، ويعرب
And 'A, and Ya'rub.
وككتاب: ع بحزن بني يربوع، له يوم، وجبال بالسراة
And like Kitab: 'A in the valley of Bani Yarbu', it has a day, and mountains in Al-Sarah.
والحديبية، كدويهية، وقد تشدد: بئر قرب مكة، حرسها الله تعالى
And Al-Hudaybiyah, like Duwayhiyah, and it may be intensified: a well near Mecca, may God protect it.
أو لشجرة حدباء كانت هناك
Or it was for a thorny tree that was there.
والحديباء: ماء لجذيمة
And Al-Hudayba': a water source for Judhaymah.
وتحدب به: تعلق
And to cling to it: to attach oneself.
وعليه: تعطف
And upon him: to be compassionate.
والمرأة: لم تتزوج وأشبلت على ولدها، كحدب، بالكسر فيهما
And the woman: she did not marry and raised her child, like 'hadaba', with kasra in both.
والحدباء: الدابة بدت حراقفها
And Al-Hadba': the animal whose hip bones became apparent.
وحدبدبى: لعبة للنبيط
And Hadbadaba: a game of the Nabataeans.