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هبش

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of gathering, collecting, and acquiring, often with an implication of effort or accumulation. It extends to the concept of what is gathered, whether people or possessions, and describes someone who actively engages in this gathering.

Derived headwords

هَبَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to gather, collectboth

    To collect or gather things, often implying accumulation or acquisition.

  2. 2.
    to earn, acquireboth

    To gain or acquire something, especially through effort or work, often for sustenance.

هَبَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherboth

    The act of gathering or collecting.

يَهْبِشُverb
  1. 1.
    he gathers and earns for his familyboth

    he gathers and earns for his family

تَهَبَّشَverb
  1. 1.
    he gathered and earnedboth

    he gathered and earned

تَهَبَّشَverb
  1. 1.
    he gathered and earnedboth

    he gathered and earned

هَبَّاشadjective
  1. 1.
    one who gathers and earns a lotboth

    one who gathers and earns a lot

مَهْبُوشadjective
  1. 1.
    gathered, collectedboth

    That which has been gathered or collected.

الهَبْشnoun
  1. 1.
    gathering and earningboth

    gathering and earning

الهَبَّاشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gathering of people and wealthclassical

    A collection or assembly of people and possessions, similar to 'habasha'.

Parallel reading

الهبش: الجمع والكسب.
Al-habsh: gathering and earning.
يقال: هو يهبش لعياله
It is said: he gathers for his family.
ويتهبش
and he gathers for himself.
فهو هباش.
and he is a gatherer.
أغدو (2) لهبش المغنم المهبوش
I go out early to gather the spoils that have been collected.
سيدا كسيد الردهة المبغوش (3)
A chief like the chief of the envious flock.
والهباشة مثل الحباشة، وهي ما جمع من الناس والمال.
And al-habasha is like al-habasha, and it is what is gathered of people and wealth.