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الهبكة

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of foolishness or lack of intelligence. It also extends to describe a type of terrain that is soft and causes things to sink.

Derived headwords

الهَبْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessboth

    A state or quality of being foolish, lacking sense or intelligence.

  2. 2.
    sinking groundclassical

    Land or terrain that is soft and causes feet or objects to sink into it.

الأَحْمَقadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishboth

    Lacking good sense or judgment; unwise.

تَسُوخُverb
  1. 1.
    to sinkboth

    To descend into a soft or yielding substance, such as mud or sand.

وَهَبَكَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    watersclassical

    A specific place name referring to waters belonging to the tribe of Kalb.

انهَبَكَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to sinkclassical

    The ground sank or gave way beneath someone or something.

Parallel reading

الأرض التي تسوخ فيها القوائم
The land in which the feet sink.
وهبكات كلب: مياه لهم
Wahabakat Kalb: waters belonging to them.
وانهبكت به الأرض: ساخت
And the ground sank with him: it gave way.