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الهسب

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of sufficiency, adequacy, and sufficiency in terms of lineage or honor. It relates to having enough or being enough, often in a context of wealth, status, or capability.

Derived headwords

الهِسْبnoun
  1. 1.
    sufficiencyboth

    The state or quality of being sufficient or adequate; having enough.

  2. 2.
    lineageclassical

    Sufficiency or adequacy in terms of noble lineage or honorable ancestry.

حَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to sufficeboth

    To be sufficient or adequate; to be enough.

  2. 2.
    to countboth

    To reckon, calculate, or enumerate.

  3. 3.
    to considerboth

    To regard or deem something in a particular way.

  4. 4.
    to be of noble lineageclassical

    To possess honor or status due to one's ancestry.

حِسْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sufficiencyboth

    The state of being sufficient or adequate.

  2. 2.
    reckoningboth

    An act of counting or calculation.

  3. 3.
    good deedclassical

    An act done for the sake of divine reward, a good deed.

حَسَبnoun
  1. 1.
    lineageclassical

    Honor, nobility, or sufficiency derived from one's ancestry.

  2. 2.
    sufficiencyboth

    That which suffices or is enough.

حَسَبِيadjective
  1. 1.
    sufficient for meboth

    That which is enough or adequate for the speaker.

  2. 2.
    related to lineageclassical

    Pertaining to honor or nobility derived from ancestry.

مَحْسُوبadjective
  1. 1.
    countedboth

    That which has been reckoned or calculated.

  2. 2.
    consideredboth

    Regarded or deemed in a certain way.

  3. 3.
    belonging to lineageclassical

    Having status or honor due to ancestry.

حَسَّابadjective
  1. 1.
    very calculatingboth

    One who is very skilled in counting or reckoning.

  2. 2.
    accountantboth

    A person who keeps accounts or is skilled in calculation.

حِسَابnoun
  1. 1.
    accountboth

    A record of financial transactions or a calculation.

  2. 2.
    calculationboth

    The process of determining a number or amount.

  3. 3.
    reckoningboth

    A final judgment or assessment.

Parallel reading

الهِسْبُ: الكِفَايَةُ، كالحِسْبِ.
Al-hisbu: sufficiency, like al-hisbi.