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الهبنق

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a young servant or boy, and also encompasses terms for foolishness, shortness, and a specific sitting posture. It also includes a musical instrument and a proper name.

Derived headwords

الهَبَنَّقُnoun
  1. 1.
    Young servant boyboth

    A young, active, and often handsome servant or page boy.

الهَبَنَّقُnoun
  1. 1.
    Foolish personclassical

    An individual characterized by foolishness or lack of intelligence.

الهَبَنَّقُnoun
  1. 1.
    Short personclassical

    A person of short stature.

هَبَنقةname
  1. 1.
    Proper nameclassical

    A proper name, specifically a title given to Dhi al-Wada'at bin Tharwan.

الهَبَنُّوقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fluteclassical

    A musical instrument, specifically a type of flute or pipe.

الهَبَنقةnoun
  1. 1.
    Sitting postureclassical

    A specific way of sitting where the inner thighs are pressed against the ground.

Parallel reading

الهبنق، كقنفذ وزنبور وقنديل، ويفتح، وكسميدع وعلابط: الوصيف من الغلمان.
Al-habanaq, like qunfudh, zunbur, and qindil, and with fatha, and like sumayda' and 'alabat: the young servant among boys.
وكعملس: الأحمق، والقصير.
And like 'amlas: the foolish one, and the short one.
وهبنقة: لقب ذي الودعات يزيد ms1274 بن ثروان، وذكر في: ود ع.
And Habanaqah: a title of Dhi al-Wada'at bin Tharwan, and it is mentioned in: wada'a.
والهبنوقة: المزمار.
And al-habanuqah: the flute.
والهبنقة: أن تلزق بطون فخذيك بالأرض إذا جلست وتكفهما.
And al-habanaqah: to press the insides of your thighs to the ground when you sit and to hold them.