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حطب

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

The root 'ḥaṭab' primarily relates to firewood and the act of gathering it. It extends to describe people involved in this activity, as well as metaphorical uses related to indiscriminate gathering or extreme thinness.

Derived headwords

الحطبnoun
  1. 1.
    firewoodboth

    Wood gathered for fuel.

حطبتverb
  1. 1.
    to gather firewoodboth

    To collect wood for fuel.

احتطبتverb
  1. 1.
    to gather firewoodboth

    To collect wood for fuel, often implying a more thorough or extensive gathering.

حاطب ليلnoun
  1. 1.
    one who gathers indiscriminatelyclassical

    A person who speaks excessively or collects things without discernment, like someone gathering firewood at night without seeing what they collect.

حطبنيverb
  1. 1.
    brought me firewoodclassical

    Someone brought firewood to you.

الحطابةnoun
  1. 1.
    those who gather firewoodclassical

    The people who are engaged in the act of collecting firewood.

أحطب الكرمverb
  1. 1.
    vines became ready for pruningclassical

    The time has come to cut wood from the vineyard, likely for fuel or other purposes.

ناقة محاطبةadjective
  1. 1.
    eating dry thornsclassical

    A female camel that eats dry, thorny plants, implying a state of hardship or scarcity.

مكان حطيبadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant in firewoodclassical

    A place that has a lot of firewood available.

الحطبnoun
  1. 1.
    extremely emaciated manclassical

    A man who is severely thin and gaunt.

الأحطبadjective
  1. 1.
    extremely emaciatedclassical

    Describing someone who is extremely thin and gaunt.

حاطب بن أبى بلتعةname
  1. 1.
    Hattab bin Abi Balta'ahclassical

    A historical figure mentioned in the context of a saying, known for his prudence.

Parallel reading

الحطب معروف
Firewood is known.
تقول منه: حطبت واحتطبت، إذا جمعته
From it, you say: 'ḥaṭaba' and 'iḥtaṭaba', if you gathered it.
ويقال لمن يتكلم بالغت والسمين: حاطب ليل، لأنه لا يبصر ما يجمع في حبله
And it is said of one who speaks excessively and indiscriminately: 'ḥāṭib layl' (night gatherer), because he does not see what he collects in his rope.
وحطبني فلان، إذا أتاك بالحطب
And so-and-so 'ḥaṭabanī' (brought me firewood), if he brought you firewood.
خب جروز وإذا جاع بكى * لا حطب القوم ولا القوم سقى
A greedy, gluttonous one, and when he is hungry he cries * He does not gather firewood for the people, nor do the people give him water.
والحطابة: الذين يحتطبون
And 'al-ḥaṭṭābah': those who gather firewood.
وأحطب الكرم: حان أن يقطع منه الحطب
And 'aḥṭaba al-karam': the vines became ready to be cut for firewood.
وناقة محاطبة: تأكل الشوك اليابس
And a 'nāqah muḥāṭibah': a camel that eats dry thorns.
ومكان حطيب: كثير الحطب
And a 'makān ḥaṭīb': a place abundant in firewood.
والحطب: الرجل الشديد الهزال
And 'al-ḥaṭab': the extremely emaciated man.
والأحطب مثله
And 'al-aḥṭab' is similar.
صفقة لم يشهدها حاطب
A deal that 'ḥāṭib' did not witness.
هو حاطب بن أبى بلتعة، وكان حازما
He is Ḥāṭib bin Abī Balt'ah, and he was prudent.