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الحبلق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes small, young, or short animals, specifically sheep and goats. It can also refer to their young offspring or a collection of such animals.

Derived headwords

الحَبْلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    small sheepclassical

    Refers to young sheep that do not grow large.

  2. 2.
    short goatsclassical

    Refers to goats that are short in stature.

  3. 3.
    their youngclassical

    Refers to the young offspring of short goats.

  4. 4.
    a flockclassical

    Refers to a collection or herd of small or short goats.

عَمَلَسadjective
  1. 1.
    shortclassical

    Describing something as short or stunted in growth.

Parallel reading

الحبلق، كعملس: غنم صغار لا تكبر، أو قصار المعز ودمامها.
Al-hablaq, like 'amalas: small sheep that do not grow large, or short goats and their young.
غنم صغار لا تكبر
small sheep that do not grow large
قصار المعز
short goats
دمامها
their young