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الحدبار

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a lean or emaciated she-camel, often one that has lost its hump. It also extends to terms for arid conditions and elevated or uneven terrain.

Derived headwords

الحَدْبَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Lean she-camelboth

    A she-camel that is thin and emaciated.

  2. 2.
    Camel without a humpclassical

    A she-camel whose hump has withered or fallen off.

الحَدْبِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Lean she-camelboth

    Synonymous with 'al-ḥadbār', referring to a thin and emaciated she-camel.

السنة الجدبةnoun
  1. 1.
    Drought yearboth

    A year characterized by severe drought and lack of rain, leading to scarcity.

الأكمةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hillockboth

    A small natural mound or elevation of earth.

النشز من الأرضnoun
  1. 1.
    Uneven groundboth

    A raised or uneven part of the land, a protuberance.

حَدَابِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of elevated/lean termsboth

    The plural form for 'al-ḥadbār' (lean she-camels), 'al-ḥadbīr' (lean she-camels), 'al-akama' (hillocks), and 'al-nashaz' (uneven ground).

Parallel reading

الناقة الضامرة
The emaciated she-camel.
والتي ذهب سنامها
And she whose hump has gone.
والسنة الجدبة
And the year of drought.
والأكمة
And the hillock.
أو النشز من الأرض
Or the raised part of the earth.
جمع الكل: حدابير
The plural of all of them is: ḥadābīr.