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حظب

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of becoming fat or stout. It also extends to describing certain insects, specifically locusts and beetles, and a large, ill-favored woman.

Derived headwords

حَظَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to become fatboth

    To grow stout or plump.

حُظُوبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    fatnessclassical

    The state or condition of being fat or stout.

تَحْظَبُverb
  1. 1.
    you (m. sg.) become fatboth

    You (masculine singular) become fat.

الحَنْظَبnoun
  1. 1.
    male locustclassical

    The male of the locust.

الحَنْظَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    male locustclassical

    The male of the locust.

الحَنَاظِبnoun
  1. 1.
    beetlesclassical

    A type of insect, identified as beetles.

حَنْظَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    beetleclassical

    A single beetle.

حَنْظَبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    beetleclassical

    A single beetle.

الحَنْظَبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    beetleclassical

    A single beetle.

الحَنْظُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    large, ill-favored womanclassical

    A woman who is large and of poor appearance or character.

Parallel reading

حَظَبَ حُظُوبًا: سمن.
He became fat, growing stout.
اعلل تحظب
Drink repeatedly, and you will become fat.
أي اشرب مرة بعد مرة تسمن.
Meaning, drink once after once, and you will become fat.
الحنظب والحنظب: الذكر من الجراد.
The hanẓab and hanẓab: the male of the locust.
الحناظب الخنافس، الواحد حنظب وحنظباء.
The ḥanāẓib are beetles; the singular is ḥanẓab and ḥanẓabā'.
في مثل جلد الحنظباء اليابس
Like the dry skin of a beetle.
كأن أناملها الحنظب
As if her fingertips were beetles.
والحنظوب: المرأة الضخمة الرديئة.
And the ḥanẓūb: the large, ill-favored woman.