هبع

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a young animal, specifically a camel foal born late in the season. It also extends to the act of stretching or extending the neck, particularly in a proud or strong gait, and by extension, being emboldened or overconfident.

Derived headwords

الهبعnoun

1.
late-born foalclassical
A camel foal that is born at the end of the birthing season.

هبعnoun

1.
late-born foalclassical
A camel foal born late in the season, contrasting with those born early.

هبعةnoun

1.
female late-born foalclassical
The female of a camel foal born late in the season.

هبعاتnoun

1.
female late-born foalsclassical
Plural of 'haba'ah', referring to female camel foals born late in the season.

هبعverb

1.
to stretch neckboth
To stretch out one's neck, often in a proud or strong manner of walking.
2.
to be emboldenedclassical
To be made bold or overconfident, leading to a proud gait.

يهبعverb

1.
stretches neckboth
Present tense of 'haba'a', meaning to stretch the neck.

هبعاnoun

1.
stretching of neckboth
The act of stretching the neck, as in a proud gait.

يستهبعverb

1.
to be emboldenedclassical
To be made bold or overconfident, causing one to stretch their neck proudly.

Parallel reading

الهبع: الفصيل الذي نتج في آخر النتاج.

Al-Haba': The foal that was born at the end of the birthing season.

يقال: ماله هبع ولا ربع.

It is said: He has neither a late-born nor an early-born (foal).

والانثى هبعة، والجمع هبعات.

And the female is 'haba'ah', and the plural is 'haba'aat'.

لان الرباع تنتج في ربعية النتاج، أي في أوله، وينتج الهبع في الصيفية

Because the 'rubā'' (early-born) produce in the early season, meaning at its beginning, and the 'haba'' produce in the summer season.

فإذا ماشى الرباع أبطرته ذرعه (1) ، لانها أقوى منه، فهبع أي استعان بعنقه في مشيته

And when the 'rubā'' walk with it, its strength emboldens it, because they are stronger than it, so it 'haba'a', meaning it uses its neck in its gait.

عوج يبذ الذاملات الهبعا (3)

Crooked, outrunning the ones with flowing manes, stretching its neck.

وقد هبع الفصيل يهبع هبعا (4) ، إذا مد عنقه.

And the foal has 'haba'a', 'yahba'u', 'hab'an', when it stretches its neck.

ويقال: الحمر كلها تهبع في مشيتها، أي تمد عنقها.

And it is said: All donkeys stretch their necks in their gait, meaning they extend their necks.

يستهبع المواهق المحاذي (6)

He emboldens the one who is boastful and close by.

أي يبطره ms0923 ذرعه فيحمله على أن يهبع.

Meaning its strength emboldens it and causes it to stretch its neck.