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حبك

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root حبك (ḥ-b-k) primarily relates to the concept of weaving, interlacing, and creating patterns, often seen in textures, sand formations, or celestial arrangements. It extends to notions of firmness, skillful craftsmanship, and binding.

Derived headwords

الحِبَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    the path in sand and the likeboth

    the path in sand and the like

الحُبَيْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the path in sand and the likeboth

    the path in sand and the like

حُبُكnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of 'al-ḥibāk'both

    plural of 'al-ḥibāk'

  2. 2.
    a coat of mail also has 'ḥubuk' (folds/pleats)both

    a coat of mail also has 'ḥubuk' (folds/pleats)

  3. 3.
    the curly hair, its curls are 'ḥubuk'both

    the curly hair, its curls are 'ḥubuk'

  4. 4.
    that his hair is curly/has ripplesboth

    that his hair is curly/has ripples

  5. 5.
    he wove the garment wellboth

    he wove the garment well

حَبَائِكnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of 'al-ḥabīka'both

    plural of 'al-ḥabīka'

حَبَكَverb
  1. 1.
    plural of 'al-ḥibāk'both

    plural of 'al-ḥibāk'

  2. 2.
    a coat of mail also has 'ḥubuk' (folds/pleats)both

    a coat of mail also has 'ḥubuk' (folds/pleats)

  3. 3.
    the curly hair, its curls are 'ḥubuk'both

    the curly hair, its curls are 'ḥubuk'

  4. 4.
    that his hair is curly/has ripplesboth

    that his hair is curly/has ripples

  5. 5.
    he wove the garment wellboth

    he wove the garment well

يُحْبِكُverb
  1. 1.
    he weaves skillfullyclassical

    He weaves a garment skillfully and well.

حَبْكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    skillful weavingclassical

    The act of skillful and well-executed weaving.

احْتَبَكَverb
  1. 1.
    everything you have made firm and done well, you have 'iḥtabakta' itboth

    everything you have made firm and done well, you have 'iḥtabakta' it

تَحْتَبِكُverb
  1. 1.
    she would tighten and secure the izar (waist-wrapper)both

    she would tighten and secure the izar (waist-wrapper)

مُحْتَبِكadjective
  1. 1.
    firmly builtclassical

    Strongly and skillfully constructed or formed, applied to a horse or other creature.

حِبْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    grainclassical

    Similar to 'abakah', referring to a grain or lump, specifically a grain of 'sawīq' (barley meal).

Parallel reading

والسماء ذات الحبك
And the heaven with its paths.
قالوا: طرائق النجوم.
They said: the paths of the stars.
والحبك تكسر كل شئ، كالرمل إذا مرت به الريح الساكنة، والماء القائم إذا مرت به الريح.
And 'al-ḥubuk' is the rippling of everything, like sand when a gentle wind passes over it, and still water when the wind passes over it.
ودرع الحديد حبك أيضا.
And a coat of mail is also 'ḥubak'.
والشعرة الجعدة تكسرها حبك.
And the curly hair is broken by 'ḥubak'.
أن شعره حبك حبك
that his hair was curly and tangled.
وحبك الثوب يحبكه بالكسر حبكا، أي أجاد نسجه.
And 'ḥabaka' the garment, he 'yaḥbikuhu' with kasra, means he skillfully wove it.
كل شئ أحكمته وأحسنت عمله فقد احتبكته.
Whatever you have perfected and done well, you have 'aḥtabaktuhu' (skillfully made it).
إن عائشة رضي الله عنها كانت تحتبك تحت الدرع في الصلاة
Indeed, Aisha, may God be pleased with her, used to 'taḥtabiku' under the armor in prayer.
أي تشد الإزار وتحكمه.
Meaning she would tighten and secure the loincloth.
والاحتباك أيضا: الاحتباء
And 'al-iḥtibāk' is also 'al-iḥtibāʾ' (sitting cross-legged).
المحبوك: الشديد الخلق من الفرس وغيره.
The 'maḥbūk': the strongly built of a horse and other creatures.
فأعددت له مشرف الحارك محبوك الكتد
So I prepared for him a horse with a high shoulder blade, strongly built in the hindquarters.
والحبكة مثل العبكة، وهى الحبة من السويق.
And 'al-ḥabkah' is like 'al-'abakah', which is a grain of 'sawīq' (barley meal).