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الحبك

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of tightening, securing, and making something firm or well-crafted. It extends to descriptions of texture, such as being curly or wavy, and also includes meanings related to cutting and specific parts of clothing or equipment.

Derived headwords

حَبَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to tightenboth

    To make something firm, secure, or well-fastened.

  2. 2.
    to perfect craftsmanshipboth

    To improve the effect of craftsmanship, especially on fabric, making it well-made.

  3. 3.
    to cut offclassical

    To sever or cut something, particularly the neck.

احْتَبَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to wrap oneselfboth

    To wrap oneself in a garment, like a cloak or loincloth.

  2. 2.
    to secure tightlyboth

    To tighten or secure something firmly.

مَحْبُوكadjective
  1. 1.
    well-craftedboth

    Describing something, especially fabric, that is well-made and expertly crafted.

  2. 2.
    strongboth

    Describing a horse that is powerful and robust.

حَبِيكadjective
  1. 1.
    well-craftedboth

    Describing something that is well-made and expertly crafted.

حُبْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    waistbandboth

    The part of a garment that encircles the waist, or a belt.

  2. 2.
    strapclassical

    A strap that secures the waist, or a part of a saddle that holds the head to the frame.

  3. 3.
    base of a vineclassical

    The original or main part of a grapevine.

تَحَبَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    to tightenboth

    To tighten one's waistband or belt.

  2. 2.
    to gird oneselfboth

    To gird oneself with one's garments.

حِبَالnoun
  1. 1.
    strapclassical

    A strap used to tie around the waist.

حُبُكnoun
  1. 1.
    ridges of sandboth

    The raised parts or ridges of sand dunes.

  2. 2.
    wavy textureboth

    Describing something, like water or hair, that is curly or wavy.

  3. 3.
    star patternsclassical

    Patterns or paths of stars in the sky.

حُبُكnoun
  1. 1.
    wavy textureboth

    Describing something, like water or hair, that is curly or wavy.

حَبِيكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ridge of sandboth

    A single ridge of sand.

  2. 2.
    strand of hairboth

    A lock or strand of hair.

  3. 3.
    eggclassical

    An egg, possibly referring to its shape or texture.

حَبَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    base of a vineclassical

    The original or main part of a grapevine.

  2. 2.
    scoop of foodclassical

    A portion or scoop of food, like semolina.

ذُو الحَبَكَةname
  1. 1.
    name of a personclassical

    A name referring to 'Ubaydah or 'Abdah ibn Sa'd al-Nahdi.

حَبَكadjective
  1. 1.
    baseclassical

    Describing someone as base or ignoble.

  2. 2.
    strongclassical

    Describing someone as strong or robust.

حَبَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to smell fragrantclassical

    To emit a pleasant fragrance, like basil.

حَبَك بهاverb
  1. 1.
    to smell fragrantclassical

    To emit a pleasant fragrance, like basil.

حَبَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to haggleboth

    To bargain or negotiate repeatedly in a sale.

حَبَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    dark markingsclassical

    The dark markings above the wings of a pigeon.

مَحْبُوكadjective
  1. 1.
    strongboth

    Describing a horse that is powerful and robust.

تَحْبِيكnoun
  1. 1.
    securingboth

    The act of making something firm or secure.

  2. 2.
    planningclassical

    The act of planning or devising something.

  3. 3.
    texturingboth

    The act of creating texture or patterns, like in weaving.

مُحَبِّكadjective
  1. 1.
    curly-hairedboth

    Describing someone with curly or wavy hair.

حُبِكadjective
  1. 1.
    curly-hairedboth

    Describing someone with curly or wavy hair.

Parallel reading

يحبكه، كاحتبكه
He makes it firm, like he secures it.
فهو حبيك ومحبوك
And he is well-made and expertly crafted.
واحتبك بإزاره: احتبى
And he wrapped himself in his loincloth: he sat down.
تحبك: شدها، أو تلبب بثيابه
He tightened it: he secured it, or he wrapped himself in his clothes.
والمرأة بنطاقها: تنطقت
And the woman with her belt: she put it on.
والقدة التي تضم الرأس إلى الغراضيف من القتب، كالحباك
And the strap that holds the head to the frame of the saddle, like the strap.
وحبك الرمل، بضمتين: حروفه
And the ridges of sand, with two dammah: its edges.
ومن الماء والشعر: الجعد المتكسر منهما
And of water and hair: the curly, broken texture of them.
ومن السماء: طرائق النجوم
And of the sky: the paths of the stars.
والحبيكة: واحدها
And the habikah: its singular.
والطريقة من خصل الشعر، أو البيضة
And the strand of hair, or the egg.
والحبكة، محركة: الأصل من أصول الكرم، كالحبك
And the habkah, with harakah: the base of the vine's roots, like the base.
والحبة من السويق، لغة في العبكة
And the habbah of semolina, a dialectal variant of 'abakah.
وذو الحبكة: عبيدة، أو عبدة بن سعد النهدي
And Dhu al-Habakah: 'Ubaydah, or 'Abdah ibn Sa'd al-Nahdi.
وحبك بها: حبق
And he smelled fragrant with it: he smelled like basil.
وفلانا في البيع: راده
And he bargained with so-and-so in the sale: he haggled.
والثوب: أجاد نسجه
And the garment: he perfected its weaving.
وحباك الحمام: سواد ما فوق جناحيه
And the pigeon's habak: the blackness above its wings.
والمحبوك: الفرس القوي
And the mahbuk: the strong horse.
وفي صفة الدجال: محبك الشعر، أي: مجعده
And in the description of the Antichrist: curly-haired, meaning: he makes it curly.
ويروى حبك، بمعناه
And it is narrated hubuk, with the same meaning.