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حنبص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to specific terms, primarily a name for a fox and a description of evasiveness in warfare. It does not seem to represent a broad semantic field.

Derived headwords

حَنَبَصٌnoun
  1. 1.
    nameboth

    A proper noun or designation.

الحَنْبَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    evasiveness in warclassical

    The act of dodging, evading, or maneuvering evasively during combat or warfare.

أبو الحَنَبَصname
  1. 1.
    foxclassical

    A name or epithet for a fox.

Parallel reading

حنبص، كجعفر: اسم.
HNBṢ, like Ja'far: a name.
والحنبصة: الروغان في الحرب.
And al-Ḥanbaṣah: evasiveness in war.
وأبو الحنبص، بالكسر: الثعلب.
And Abū al-Ḥanbaṣ, with kasra: the fox.