حبقر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to intense cold, particularly the biting cold associated with clouds or severe weather. It is used in comparative expressions to denote extreme cold.

Derived headwords

حَبْقَرَverb

1.
to be intensely coldclassical
This verb form is mentioned as a quadriliteral verb (فعلل) but its specific meaning and usage are not elaborated upon, beyond its association with cold.

حَبُّ الغَمَامِnoun

1.
intense coldclassical
This phrase is used to describe a severe or biting cold, often associated with the weather.

عَبْقَرَname

1.
a place nameclassical
Mentioned as a variant of 'حب قر', possibly referring to a specific location or a mythical place associated with extreme conditions.

حَبُّ قَرٍّnoun

1.
intense coldclassical
This is presented as the origin of 'عبقر', with 'قر' meaning cold, indicating a severe degree of cold.

القَرُّnoun

1.
coldclassical
The word 'قر' is identified as meaning cold, specifically the biting or intense kind.

عَبٌّnoun

1.
coldclassical
This term is cited as a name for cold, supporting the etymology of 'عبقر'.

Parallel reading

ذكروه في الأبنية ولم يفسروه

They mentioned it in the verb forms but did not explain it.

ومعناه: البرد حب الغمام

And its meaning is: the cold, the cold of the clouds.

يقال: أبرد من حبقر

It is said: colder than habaqir.

ويقال: عبقر وأصله: حب قر

And it is said: 'Abqara, and its origin is: hubba qarr.

والقر: البرد

And al-qarr: the cold.

والدليل على ما ذكرته أن أبا عمرو بن العلاء يرويه: أبرد من عب قر

And the proof for what I have mentioned is that Abu Amr ibn al-Ala narrates it: colder than 'abba qarr.

والعب: اسم للبرد

And al-'abb: is a name for the cold.