الهدب

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root الهدب primarily relates to things that hang down, are fringed, or are long and trailing. This includes eyelashes, the nap of fabric, drooping clouds, and even the gait of a horse. It also extends to cutting, harvesting, and specific types of plants and animals.

Derived headwords

الهُدْبnoun

1.
eyelashesboth
The hair on the edges of the eyelids.
2.
nap of fabricboth
The soft, fuzzy surface of a textile.

أَهْدَبadjective

1.
long-lashedboth
Describing a person with long eyelashes.
2.
having napboth
Describing fabric that has a raised, fuzzy surface.

هُدِبَverb

1.
to have long eyelashesclassical
The eyelashes of the eye grew long.

هدبت العين، كفرح: طال هدبها — The eye's eyelashes grew long.

الهَيْدَبnoun

1.
drooping cloudclassical
A cloud that hangs low or trails downwards.
2.
hem of a cloudclassical
The trailing edge or lower part of a cloud.
3.
nap of fabricboth
The fuzzy surface of a textile.
4.
hanging adornmentclassical
A dangling or trailing ornament, especially on a woman's riding gear.
5.
stream of tearsclassical
A continuous flow or cascade of tears.
6.
slow/stupid personclassical
A dull, slow-witted, or heavy person.

هُدَّبَverb

1.
to cutboth
To cut something off.
2.
to milkclassical
To milk a female camel.
3.
to harvestclassical
To pick or gather fruit.

هدبه يهدبه: قطعه — He cut it.

هدبه يهدبه: الناقة: احتلبها — He milked the she-camel.

هدبه يهدبه: الثمرة: اجتناها — He harvested the fruit.

الهُدْبnoun

1.
branches of shrubsclassical
The branches of desert shrubs like 'arṭā, or fallen leaves.
2.
leaf-like structuresclassical
Plant parts that are not true leaves but serve a similar function, or any leaf lacking width.

الهُدَّابnoun

1.
branches of shrubsclassical
The branches of desert shrubs like 'arṭā, or fallen leaves.
2.
leaf-like structuresclassical
Plant parts that are not true leaves but serve a similar function, or any leaf lacking width.

هدب الشجرverb

1.
branches grew longclassical
The branches of a tree grew long and drooped.

هدب الشجر، كفرح: طال أغصانها، وتدلت — The tree's branches grew long and drooped.

أَهْدَبَتverb

1.
branches grew longclassical
The branches of a tree grew long and drooped.

فهي هدباء — And she (the tree) had long, drooping branches.

الهُدْبَاءadjective

1.
long-branchedclassical
Describing a tree with long, drooping branches.

الهَدَبnoun

1.
lionclassical
A lion.

الهَيْدَبَىnoun

1.
type of horse gaitclassical
A specific gait of horses characterized by vigor and a trailing motion.

هَيْدَبِيّadjective

1.
verboseclassical
Describing a person who speaks excessively or prolixly.

رجل هيدبي الكلام: كثيره — A man of verbose speech: meaning he speaks a lot.

الهُدْبِيَّةname

1.
a water sourceclassical
A specific water source located near the Suwāriqiyyah.

الهُدَبَةnoun

1.
birdclassical
A type of bird.

ابن الهَيْدَبَىname

1.
a poetclassical
A poet known by this appellation.

هُدْبَة بن خالدname

1.
a traditionistclassical
A traditionist (muḥaddith) known by this name.

هُدَّابname

1.
a traditionistclassical
A traditionist (muḥaddith) known by this name (nickname for Hudbah bin Khalid).

هُدْبَة بن الخَشْرَمname

1.
a poetclassical
A poet known by this name.

Parallel reading

شعر أشفار العينين

Hair of the eyelids of the eyes (eyelashes).

وخمل الثوب

And the nap of the fabric.

ورجل أهدب: كثيره

And a man with long eyelashes: meaning many of them.

فهو أهدب

So he is long-lashed.

والهيدب: السحاب المتدلي، أو ذيله

And the haidab: the drooping cloud, or its tail.

والغبي الثقيل، كالهدب والهداب

And the dull, heavy person, like al-hudb and al-hudab.

هدبه يهدبه: قطعه

He cut it.

والهدب، محركة: أغصان الأرطى ونحوه

And al-hudb, with harakah: branches of the Arta shrub and the like.

وما دام من ورق الشجر كالسرو

And what remains of tree leaves like the cypress.

أو كل ورق ليس له عرض، كالهداب

Or any leaf that has no width, like al-hudab.

ج: أهداب وهداب

Plural: ahdab and hudab.

فهي هدباء

So she (the tree) is هدباء (long-branched).

وككتف: الأسد

And like 'katif: the lion.

والهيدبى: جنس من مشي الخيل، فيه جد

And al-haidaba: a type of horse gait, with vigor.

ورجل هيدبي الكلام: كثيره

And a man of haidabi speech: meaning abundant speech.

والهدبية، كعرنية: ماءة قرب السوارقية

And al-hudabiyyah, like 'urniyyah: a water source near al-Suwariqiyyah.

وكهمزة: طائر

And like humzah: a bird.

وابن الهيدبى: شاعر

And Ibn al-Haidaba: a poet.

وهدبة بن خالد، ويعرف بهداب، ككتان: محدث

And Hudbah bin Khalid, and he is known as Hudab, like kattan: a traditionist.

وهدبة بن الخشرم: شاعر

And Hudbah bin al-Khashram: a poet.