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هبت

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of mental weakness, cowardice, or being overwhelmed, often leading to a loss of reason or control. It can also refer to a physical act of striking.

Derived headwords

الهَبِيتnoun
  1. 1.
    cowardclassical

    A person who is cowardly and has lost their senses or reason.

هَبَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeclassical

    To hit or strike someone.

هَبْتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessclassical

    A state of weakness, particularly in the mind or intellect.

مهبوتadjective
  1. 1.
    weak-heartedclassical

    Describing a person whose heart is weak, implying a lack of courage or mental fortitude.

Parallel reading

فالهبيت لا فؤاد له
For the coward has no heart.
والثبيت قلبه قيمه
And the steadfast, his heart is steady.
وقد هبت الرجل أن نخب
And the man was struck, as if to be plundered.
ورجل مهبوت الفؤاد
And a man weak of heart.
وفي عقله هبتة، أي ضعف
And in his mind is a weakness, meaning feebleness.
وهبته يهبته هبتا، أي ضربه
And he struck him, he strikes him, a striking, meaning he hit him.