هلب

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root 'halaba' primarily relates to coarse or bristly hair, particularly from animals like pigs or tails. It extends to describe things characterized by such hair, like a horse, or metaphorically to harsh conditions or abundant growth.

Derived headwords

الهلبةnoun

1.
Bristly hairboth
The coarse hair of a pig used for sewing, or any thick hair from a tail or similar source.

الهلبnoun

1.
Bristly hair (plural)both
The plural form of 'halabah', referring to coarse or bristly hair.

أهلبadjective

1.
Having abundant coarse hairboth
A horse that has a lot of coarse hair.

هلبتverb

1.
To pluck coarse hairclassical
To pluck the coarse hair from a horse.

مهلوبadjective

1.
Having coarse hair pluckedclassical
A horse from which coarse hair has been plucked.

المهالبةname

1.
Kunya (Abu al-Mahalibah)classical
The kunya (patronymic) of Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufrah, derived from the concept of having coarse hair.

أهلبadjective

1.
Fertile, abundantclassical
A year characterized by abundance and fertility, similar to 'azab'. This usage is analogical.

هلبةnoun

1.
Harshness of timeclassical
The severity or harshness of a period of time, akin to 'kalabah' and 'jalabah'.

الْهَلَابَةnoun

1.
Cold wind with rainclassical
A cold wind accompanied by rain.

هلابadjective

1.
Windy and rainyclassical
A day characterized by wind and rain.

Parallel reading

الهلبة: شعر الخنزير الذي يخرز به، والجمع الهلب.

Al-halabah: the hair of the pig with which one sews, and its plural is al-hilb.

وكذلك ما غلظ من شعر الذنب وغيره.

And likewise, what is coarse of hair from a tail and elsewhere.

والأهلب: الفرس الكثير الهلب.

And al-ahlab: the horse with much coarse hair.

وهلبت الفرس، إذا نتفت هلبه، فهو مهلوب.

And the horse was halabata, if its coarse hair was plucked, then it is mahlub.

ومن سمى المهلب بن أبى صفرة أبو المهالبة.

And from this was named Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufrah, Abu al-Mahalibah.

وعام أهلب، أي خصيب، مثل أزب، وهو على التشبيه.

And a year ahlab, meaning fertile, like 'azab', and this is by analogy.

وهلبة الزمان: شدته، مثل الكلبة والجلبة.

And halabah of time: its severity, like kalabah and jalabah.

والهلابة: الريح الباردة مع قطر.

And al-halabah: the cold wind with rain.

ويوم هلاب، أي ذو ريح ومطر.

And a day halab, meaning having wind and rain.

أحس يوما من المشتاة هلابا

He sensed a day of winter with wind and rain.