حبش

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of gathering, collecting, or assembling. It also extends to terms for people of Sudan (Ethiopians) and a specific type of bird, with a geographical name also derived from it.

Derived headwords

الحبشnoun

1.
Al-ḥabash, with two fatḥas: a race of black peopleboth
Al-ḥabash, with two fatḥas: a race of black people

الحبشةnoun

1.
And al-ḥabasha, with two fatḥas: a race of black peopleboth
And al-ḥabasha, with two fatḥas: a race of black people

الحبشانnoun

1.
Ethiopians (plural)classical
The plural form of الحبش, referring to the people of Ethiopia.

أحبشتverb

1.
to give birth to a dark-skinned childclassical
A woman gave birth to a child with a dark complexion, like that of an Ethiopian.

حبشverb

1.
to gatherclassical
To gather or assemble one's people.

تحبيشاverb

1.
to gatherclassical
To gather or assemble (people).

الحباشةnoun

1.
group of peopleclassical
A group of people not belonging to a single tribe.

الاحبوشnoun

1.
mixed groupclassical
A mixed group of people, not from one tribe.

الاحابيشnoun

1.
mixed groupsclassical
Plural of الاحبوش, referring to various mixed groups of people.

التحبشnoun

1.
gatheringclassical
The act of gathering or assembling.

حبشتverb

1.
to gather for someoneclassical
To gather something for someone.

حباشةnoun

1.
a collectionclassical
A collection or gathering of things, especially for someone.

التحبيشnoun

1.
gatheringclassical
The act of gathering or assembling, similar to التحبش.

حبيشnoun

1.
And ḥubaysh: a known bird, which came as a diminutive like al-kumaytboth
And ḥubaysh: a known bird, which came as a diminutive like al-kumayt

حبشيname

1.
a mountainclassical
A mountain located in the lower part of Mecca, from which the name of the Quraysh's 'Ahabish' is derived.

أحابيشnoun

1.
alliesclassical
An alliance or confederation, specifically referring to the allies of the Quraysh who gathered at the mountain 'Habashi'.

Parallel reading

الحبش والحبشة: جنس من السودان

Al-Habash and Al-Habasha: a people from Sudan.

والجمع الحبشان، مثل حمل وحملان

And the plural is Al-Habshan, like 'haml' and 'hamalan'.

وأحبشت المرأة بولدها، إذا جاءت به حبشي اللون

And a woman gave birth to a child of Ethiopian color, if she bore him.

ويقال: حبش قومه تحبيشا: أي جمعهم

And it is said: He gathered his people with gathering, meaning he assembled them.

والحباشة بالضم: الجماعة من الناس ليسوا من قبيلة واحدة

And Al-Habasha (with dammah): a group of people not from a single tribe.

وكذلك الاحبوش والاحابيش

And likewise are Al-Ahbush and Al-Ahabeesh.

كأن صيران المها الاخلاط بالرمل أحبوش من الانباط

As if the mixed herds of wild oxen on the sand were a mixed group of Nabataeans.

والتحبش: التجمع

And Al-Tahabbush: the gathering.

وحبشت له حباشة: إذا جمعت له شيئا

And I gathered for him a collection: if you gathered something for him.

والتحبيش مثله

And Al-Tahbees is similar.

لولا حباشات من التحبيش لصبية كأفرخ العشوش

Were it not for collections from the gathering for young ones like the chicks of nests.

وحبيش: طائر معروف جاء مصغرا

And Hubaysh: a known bird, mentioned in its diminutive form.

وحبشي: جبل بأسفل مكة، يقال منه سمى أحابيش قريش

And Habashi: a mountain at the lower part of Mecca, from which the 'Ahabish' of Quraysh are said to be named.

وذلك أن بنى المصطلق وبنى الهون بن خزيمة اجتمعوا عنده فحالفوا قريشا وتحالفوا بالله: " إنا ليد على غيرنا، ما سجا ليل، ووضح نهار، وما أرسى حبشي مكانه "

And that was because Banu Al-Mustaliq and Banu Al-Hawn bin Khuzaymah gathered at it, so they allied with Quraysh and swore by God: 'We are one hand against others, as long as the night is calm and the day is bright, and as long as Habashi remains in its place.'