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هربذ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific class of Persian fire-temple attendants and their associated manner of movement. It also describes a particular gait or pace.

Derived headwords

الهِرْبِذُnoun
  1. 1.
    fire-temple attendantclassical

    The singular of 'harabadhah', referring to a Zoroastrian priest or attendant of the fire temple. This term is a Persian loanword Arabized.

هِربِذَةnoun
  1. 1.
    paceclassical

    A gait or manner of walking that is slower than 'khabb' (a brisk trot or canter).

الهِرْبِذِيُّadjective
  1. 1.
    like a harbadhclassical

    Describing a gait or movement that resembles the way a 'harbadh' (fire-temple attendant) walks.

Parallel reading

الهربذ بالكسر: واحد هرابذة المجوس، وهم خدم النار، فارسي معرب.
Al-hirbidh (with kasra): the singular of the harabadhah of the Magians, and they are the servants of the fire; it is an Arabized Persian word.
والهربذة: سير دون الخبب.
And al-hirbadhah: a pace slower than al-khabb.
وعدا الجمل الهربذى، أي في شق
And the camel ran al-hirbadhi, meaning in a trot.
وقال الأصمعي: الهربذى: مشية تشبه مشى الهرابذة.
And Al-Asma'i said: Al-hirbadhi: a gait resembling the walk of the harabadhah.