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هضب

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of falling, descending, and abundance, particularly in the context of rain and speech. It also extends to descriptions of terrain and horses.

Derived headwords

الهِضْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Rainfallboth

    A rainfall, a downpour. It is said 'The sky rained upon them', meaning it rained upon them.

  2. 2.
    Tablelandboth

    A mountain that is flat on the surface of the earth; a plateau.

هِضَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Rainfall (plural)both

    Plural of هِضْبَة (hiḍbah), like بَدْرَة (badráh) and بَدْر (badr).

  2. 2.
    Tableland (plural)both

    Plural of هِضْبَة (hiḍbah), also هِضَاب (hiḍāb).

  3. 3.
    Drops of rainclassical

    Drops of rain that fall intermittently, after a pause.

هاضِبnoun
  1. 1.
    Rainfall (collective)classical

    A collective noun for rainfall, like تَابِع (tābiʿ) and تَبَع (tabaʿ).

أهاضِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    Drops of rainclassical

    The singular is هِضَاب (hiḍāb), and the singular of هِضَب (hiḍab) is هِضَب (hiḍab). These refer to intermittent drops of rain.

هِضَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Tableland (plural)both

    Plural of هِضْبَة (hiḍbah), referring to tablelands or plateaus.

  2. 2.
    Drops of rain (plural)classical

    Plural of أَهْضُوب (ahḍūb), referring to intermittent drops of rain.

هَضَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To rainboth

    The sky rained upon them, meaning it rained upon them.

هَضَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To descendboth

    Rainfall descending.

هَضَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To speak abundantlyclassical

    The people engaged in abundant speech and raised their voices.

هَضَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To sweat profuselyclassical

    Describing a horse that sweats profusely.

اهْتَضَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To engage in speechclassical

    They engaged in speech and raised their voices.

أَهْضَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To speakclassical

    It is said, 'Speak, O people!' meaning, 'Speak!'

هَضَبَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Sweaty horsesclassical

    Plural of هَضْبَة (haḍbah), referring to horses that sweat profusely.

هَضْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Sweaty horseclassical

    A horse that sweats profusely.

Parallel reading

هَضَبَتْهُمُ السَّمَاءُ
The sky rained upon them.
وَالْجَمْعُ هِضَبٌ مِثْلُ بَدْرَةٍ وَبَدْرٍ
And the plural is hiḍab, like badrah and badr.
فَبَاتَ يَشْأَزُهُ ثَأْدٌ وَيَسْهَرُهُ * تَذْؤُبُ الرِّيحُ وَالْوَسْوَاسُ وَالْهِضَبُ
So he spent the night restless from thirst and sleeplessness, as the wind, whispers, and rainfall plagued him.
وَالْهِضَبُّ، وَهُوَ جَمْعُ هَاضِبٍ
And al-hiḍab, which is the plural of ḥāḍib.
وَهِيَ حَلَبَاتُ الْقَطْرِ بَعْدَ الْقَطْرِ
And they are intermittent drops of rain after a pause.
وَهَضَبَ الْقَوْمُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَاهْتَضَبُوا
And the people engaged in abundant speech and raised their voices.
أَيْ أَفَاضُوا فِيهِ وَارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمْ
Meaning, they spoke extensively and their voices rose.
أَهْضِبُوا يَا قَوْمِ
Speak, O people!
أَيْ تَكَلَّمُوا
Meaning, speak.
وَالْجَمْعُ هِضَبٌ وَهِضَبٌ وَهِضَابٌ
And the plural is hiḍab, hiḍab, and hiḍāb.
مِنْ عَنَاجِيجَ ذُكُورٍ وَقُحٍّ * وَهَضَبَاتٍ إِذَا ابْتَلَّ الْعُذْرُ
From strong, proud male camels * and profusely sweating horses when the ground is wet.