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هبج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of swelling or inflammation, particularly in the udder of a camel. It also extends to figurative meanings related to heaviness of spirit and physical striking.

Derived headwords

هَبَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to swellclassical

    To become swollen or inflamed, referring to a condition like a worm in a camel's udder.

  2. 2.
    to strikeclassical

    To hit or strike someone with a stick, similar to the verb حبج.

تَهَبُّجٌverb
  1. 1.
    to become swollenclassical

    To become swollen or inflamed, used reflexively to describe the effect of causing swelling.

مُهَبَّجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy-spiritedclassical

    Describing a person who is heavy-spirited or burdensome in disposition.

Parallel reading

الهبج كالورم يكون في ضرع الناقة.
Al-habaj is like a swelling that occurs in the udder of a she-camel.
هبجه تهبيجا فتهبج، أي ورمه فتورم.
He caused it to swell (tahbijan), and it swelled (tahabbaja), meaning he inflamed it, and it became inflamed.
ورجل مهبج: ثقيل النفس.
And a man (who is) mahbaj: heavy-spirited.
هبجه بالعصا هبجا، مثل حبجه، أي ضربه.
He struck him with a stick (habajan), like habajahu, meaning he hit him.