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حربظ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of intensely tightening or stretching something, particularly a bowstring. It conveys a sense of extreme tension and firmness.

Derived headwords

حَرَبَظَverb
  1. 1.
    to tighten intenselyclassical

    To stretch or tighten something to its extreme limit, often referring to the string of a bow.

حِرْبَاظًاnoun
  1. 1.
    intense tighteningclassical

    The act or state of being intensely tightened or stretched, specifically referring to the tension of a bowstring.

Parallel reading

حربظ القوس حرباظا، بالكسر: شد توتيرها.
He intensely tightened the bow, a حرباظ (intense tightening), meaning to stretch its string.