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الهبص

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes activity, eagerness, and haste, particularly in the context of hunting or consuming food. It also describes a swift gait and excessive laughter.

Derived headwords

الهَبَصnoun
  1. 1.
    Activityboth

    A state of being active and energetic.

  2. 2.
    Hasteboth

    Moving or acting with speed and urgency.

الاهْتِبَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    Activityclassical

    The act of being active and energetic, similar to 'al-habas'.

  2. 2.
    Eagernessclassical

    Showing keen interest or desire, especially for hunting or food.

هَبَصَverb
  1. 1.
    To be activeboth

    To exhibit energy and liveliness.

  2. 2.
    To be eagerboth

    To be keen and desirous, especially for hunting or food.

  3. 3.
    To be restlessboth

    To be agitated or uneasy about something, such as food.

هَبِصٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Activeboth

    Characterized by activity and energy.

  2. 2.
    Eagerboth

    Showing strong desire or enthusiasm.

الهَبَصَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift gaitclassical

    A manner of walking characterized by speed and quickness.

انْهَبَصَverb
  1. 1.
    To laugh excessivelyboth

    To engage in intense and prolonged laughter.

اهْتَبَصَverb
  1. 1.
    To laugh excessivelyboth

    To laugh to an extreme degree.

Parallel reading

الهبص، محركة: النشاط، والعجلة، كالاهتباص
Al-habas, with harakah: activity, and haste, like al-ihtibās.
هبص، كفرح، فهو هبص: نشط، وحرص على الصيد، و على الشيء يأكله فقلق لذلك
Habasa, as in faraha, so he is habis: active, and eager for hunting, and for a thing he eats, becoming restless for it.
والهبصى، كجمزى: مشية سريعة
And al-habasā, as in jamzā: a swift gait.
وانهبص للضحك، واهتبص: بالغ فيه
And he inhasaba for laughter, and ihtabasa: he exaggerated in it.