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هبع

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of walking, particularly with a stretched neck, and is specifically associated with the gait of donkeys. It also extends to the concept of being surprised or ambushed by a group of people, and can refer to the animal itself or its young.

Derived headwords

هَبَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with stretched neckboth

    To walk with one's neck extended forward, often implying a deliberate or characteristic gait.

  2. 2.
    to walk (donkeys)classical

    Specifically refers to the manner of walking characteristic of donkeys.

  3. 3.
    to surpriseclassical

    To suddenly appear or attack from all directions, catching someone off guard.

هَبُوعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    walking with stretched neckboth

    The act of walking with an extended neck.

  2. 2.
    gait of donkeysclassical

    The specific way donkeys walk.

هَبَعَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    walking with stretched neckboth

    The act of walking with an extended neck.

الهَبُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    walking (donkeys)classical

    The specific gait or manner of walking of donkeys.

  2. 2.
    surprise attackclassical

    The act of being surprised or ambushed by a group of people appearing from all directions.

الهَبَعnoun
  1. 1.
    donkeyclassical

    A male donkey.

هَبَعَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    donkeysclassical

    Plural of 'huba' (donkey).

هِبَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    donkeysclassical

    Plural of 'huba' (donkey).

هَبِعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    donkeyclassical

    A male donkey.

هَبِيعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    foalclassical

    A young camel or other animal, especially one in its first year or at the end of its birth process.

صَاحِبُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    its companionclassical

    Refers to the companion or associate of something, derived from the root's meaning of 'he accompanied him'.

اسْتَهْبَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to load a camelclassical

    To make a camel carry a load, compelling it to walk in the manner described by the root.

Parallel reading

هبع، كمنع، هبوعا وهبعانا: مشى ومد عنقه
Haba'a, like mana'a, hubu'an and haba'anan: he walked and stretched his neck.
أو الهبوع: مشي الحمر خاصة
Or al-hubu': the walking of donkeys specifically.
أو أن يفاجئك القوم من كل مكان
Or that people should surprise you from every direction.
وكصرد: الحمار، والفصيل ينتج، أو في آخر النتاج، ج: هبعات وهباع
And like sarada: the donkey, and the foal being born, or at the end of the birth, pl.: huba'at and hiba'.
وكمحسن: صاحبه
And like muhsin: its companion.
واستهبع البعير: حمله على الهبوع
And the camel was made to carry a load: he loaded it for the haba' (walking/gait).