الحقب

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of binding, girding, and constriction, extending to periods of time, and also encompasses specific physical objects and even a type of mythical creature.

Derived headwords

الحَقْب، مُحَرَّكةnoun

1.
Girdleboth
The belt or girth that follows the hump of a camel, or a rope used to secure a saddle to its belly.

حَقَبَ، كَفَرِحَverb

1.
To be constipatedclassical
To experience difficulty in urination due to the 'haqab' pressing on the urethra.
2.
To be held backclassical
Rain or other things being held back or withheld.
3.
To yield nothingclassical
A mine yielding no minerals or ore.

أَحْقَبَverb

1.
To yield nothingclassical
A mine yielding no minerals or ore (used in the same sense as 'ta'assara 'alayhi al-bawl').

الحِقَاب، كِتَابnoun

1.
Woman's girdle for jewelryclassical
An object a woman wears to hang jewelry from, fastening it around her waist.
2.
Girdleboth
Same as 'al-haqab' (the girdle).
3.
Plural of 'haqab'both
Plural of 'al-haqab' (girdle).
4.
White spot on nailboth
The white part visible at the base of a fingernail.
5.
Amulet stringclassical
A string tied around a child's waist to ward off the evil eye.
6.
Mountain in Omanclassical
A specific mountain located in Oman.

الأَحْقَبadjective

1.
Wild ass with white bellyclassical
A wild ass that has a white patch on its belly, specifically around the girth area.
2.
White-belliedclassical
Describing the white area on the belly of a wild ass.
3.
Name of a jinnclassical
The name of a jinn from those who listened to the Quran.

الحَقِيبَةnoun

1.
Rear strap of saddleboth
The padding or strap at the rear of a saddle (qitb).
2.
Anything tied to saddle rearboth
Anything tied to the rear of a saddle or qitb.

اِحْتَقَبَverb

1.
To tie to the rearboth
To tie something to the rear of a saddle or qitb.
2.
To storeboth
To store something away for future use.

اِسْتَحْقَبَverb

1.
To storeboth
To store something away for future use (synonymous with 'ihtaqaba').

المُحْتَقِبnoun

1.
Rider behind anotherclassical
A person riding behind another on a mount.

الثَّعْلَبnoun

1.
Foxboth
A fox (derived from the root, possibly due to its cunning or appearance).

الحُقْبَة، بالكَسْرnoun

1.
Indefinite period of timeboth
A duration of time that is not precisely defined; an age or epoch.
2.
Yearboth
A year.
3.
Plural of 'huqbah'both
Plural of 'huqbah' (period of time, year).

الحُقْبَة، بالضَّمnoun

1.
Calmness of windclassical
A period of stillness or calm in the wind.

الحُقْب، بالضَّم وبِضَمَّتَيْنnoun

1.
Eighty years or moreclassical
A period of eighty years or more.
2.
Time, eternityboth
Time in general, or eternity.
3.
Year or yearsboth
A year or a span of years.
4.
Plural of 'huqb'both
Plural of 'al-huqb' (period of time, eternity, year).

الحُقْبَاءnoun

1.
Name of a mareclassical
The name of a mare belonging to Surāqah bin Murdas.
2.
Long cloudclassical
A long cloud in the sky, especially when distorted by mirages.
3.
Cloud with dustclassical
A cloud in the middle of which is bright, dusty earth mixed with its shimmering appearance.

Parallel reading

الحقب، محركة: الحزام يلي حقو البعير، أو حبل يشد به الرحل في بطنه.

Al-haqab, with harakah: the girth that follows the camel's hump, or a rope with which the saddle is secured to its belly.

وحقب، كفرح: تعسر عليه البول من وقوع الحقب على ثيله

And he experienced difficulty in urination, as if the 'haqab' (girth/constriction) fell upon his urethra.

و المطر، وغيره: احتبس

And rain, and other things: were held back.

و المعدن: لم يوجد فيه شيء، كأحقب.

And the mine: yielded nothing, like 'ahqaba'.

والحقاب، ككتاب: شيء تعلق به المرأة الحلي، وتشده في وسطها، كالحقب، محركة

And al-hiqab, like kitab: something a woman hangs jewelry on, and fastens it around her waist, like al-haqab, with harakah.

والبياض الظاهر في أصل الظفر

And the white part visible at the base of the fingernail.

وخيط يشد في حقو الصبي لدفع العين

And a string tied around a child's waist to ward off the evil eye.

والأحقب: الحمار الوحشي الذي في بطنه بياض، أو الأبيض موضع الحقب

And al-ahqab: the wild ass that has white on its belly, or the white area of the girth.

واسم جني من الذين استمعوا القرآن.

And the name of a jinn from those who listened to the Quran.

والحقيبة: الرفادة في مؤخر القتب، وكل ما شد في مؤخر رحل أو قتب فقد احتقب.

And al-haqibah: the padding at the rear of the qitb, and everything tied to the rear of a saddle or qitb has been 'uhtaqiba' (tied).

والمحقب: المردف.

And al-muhtaqib: the one riding behind (another).

وبفتح القاف: الثعلب.

And with fatha on the qaf: the fox.

واحتقبه واستحقبه: ادخره.

And 'ihtaqabahu and istahqabahu: he stored it.

والحقبة، بالكسر، من الدهر: مدة لا وقت لها، والسنة، ج: كعنب وحبوب.

And al-huqbah, with kasr, from time: a duration without a specific time, and a year, pl.: like 'inab and hubub.

وبالضم: سكون الريح.

And with dammah: stillness of the wind.

والحقب، بالضم وبضمتين: ثمانون سنة أو أكثر، والدهر، والسنة أو السنون، ج: أحقاب وأحقب.

And al-huqb, with dammah and with two dammahs: eighty years or more, and time/eternity, and a year or years, pl.: ahqab and ahqab.

والحقباء: فرس سراقة بن مرداس، والقارة الطويلة في السماء، وقد التوى السراب بحقويها، أو التي في وسطها تراب أعفر براق مع برقة سائره.

And al-huqba': the mare of Surāqah bin Murdas, and the long plateau in the sky, when the mirage twisted around its sides, or that which has in its middle bright, dusty earth with its shimmering appearance.