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حترب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to describing a short or stout man. It is noted as potentially being an inversion of another root.

Derived headwords

الحتربnoun
  1. 1.
    short manclassical

    A man who is short in stature. The entry suggests this term might be an inversion of the word 'حبتر'.

حبترnoun
  1. 1.
    short manclassical

    A man who is short or stout. The entry suggests that 'الحترب' might be a reversed form of this word.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وقال ابن دريد: هو الرجل القصير
Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Ibn Duraid said: it is the short man.
قال: وأحسبه مقلوبا عن حبتر
He said: And I think it is an inversion of 'حبتر'.