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الحربش

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something rough, coarse, or harsh, particularly in sound or texture. It is also used to refer to specific types of snakes and can be applied to describe an old woman or a coarse individual.

Derived headwords

الحربشnoun
  1. 1.
    viperboth

    A viper, or a large viper.

  2. 2.
    rough soundclassical

    The rough sound made by a viper when it moves.

الحربشةnoun
  1. 1.
    viperboth

    A viper, or a large viper.

  2. 2.
    rough soundclassical

    The rough sound made by a viper when it moves.

حربشnoun
  1. 1.
    viperboth

    A viper, or a large viper.

  2. 2.
    rough soundclassical

    The rough sound made by a viper when it moves.

حربشةnoun
  1. 1.
    viperboth

    A viper, or a large viper.

  2. 2.
    rough soundclassical

    The rough sound made by a viper when it moves.

حربش بن نميرname
  1. 1.
    tribal nameclassical

    A name associated with a lineage within the Banu Asad ibn Khuzaymah tribe.

عجوز حربشadjective
  1. 1.
    coarse old womanclassical

    An old woman who is coarse or rough in demeanor or appearance.

الحربيشadjective
  1. 1.
    coarseclassical

    Coarse or rough in texture or character.

Parallel reading

الحربش والحربشة، بكسرهما وقد تشدد باؤهما، فيقال: حربش وحربشة: الأفعى، أو الكبيرة منها، أو الخشناء في صوت مشيها.
Al-Harbash and al-Harbashah, with kasrah on both, and sometimes the 'ba' is doubled, so it is said: Harbush and Harbushah: the viper, or the large one among them, or the one that is rough in the sound of its movement.
وحربش بن نمير، بالكسر: في بني أسد بن خزيمة، وآخر في بني العنبر.
And Harbush ibn Numayr, with kasrah: is among Banu Asad ibn Khuzaymah, and another [Harbush] is among Banu al-'Anbar.
وعجوز حربش: خشنة.
And an old woman Harbush: is coarse.
والحربيش، كقنديل: الخشن.
And al-Harbish, like Qandil: is the coarse one.