حصب

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

The root حصب (ḥsb) primarily relates to throwing or scattering small stones (حصباء), and by extension, to things that are thrown or scattered, such as fire fuel or even divine punishment. It also extends to physical conditions like a rash or measles, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

الحَصْبَةُnoun

1.
measlesboth
A skin eruption characterized by small spots, similar to measles.
2.
stonesboth
Small stones or pebbles.

حَصَبَverb

1.
to throw stonesboth
To throw stones at someone or something.
2.
to scatter fuelboth
To scatter fuel or other materials into a fire.
3.
to cover with pebblesboth
To spread or cover a place with small stones.

فحصبهما — He threw pebbles at them.

حَصَبٌnoun

1.
stonesboth
Stones, particularly small ones or pebbles.
2.
firewoodboth
Fuel or firewood, especially that which is thrown into a fire.
3.
affairclassical
An affair or matter, a term used in Yemen.

الحَصْبَاءُnoun

1.
pebblesboth
Small stones or gravel.
2.
gravelboth
A collection of small stones.

مَحْصُوبٌadjective

1.
afflicted with measlesboth
One who is afflicted with measles or a similar rash.

حَصَبَverb

1.
to be afflicted with measlesboth
To be afflicted with measles or a similar skin eruption.

مُحَصَّبٌadjective

1.
afflicted with measlesboth
One who is afflicted with measles or a similar rash.

أَرْضٌ حَصِيبَةٌadjective

1.
stony groundboth
Ground that is abundant with small stones or pebbles.

مُحَصَّبَةٌadjective

1.
stony groundboth
Ground that is abundant with small stones or pebbles.

حَصَّبَverb

1.
to cover with pebblesboth
To cover a place, such as a mosque, with small stones.

أنه حصب المسجد — That he covered the mosque with pebbles.

أمر بتحصيب المسجد — He ordered the mosque to be covered with pebbles.

تَحَاصَبُواverb

1.
to throw stones at each otherboth
To throw stones at one another.

إنهم تحاصبوا في المسجد حتى ما أبصر أديم السماء — They threw stones at each other in the mosque until they could not see the sky.

أَحْصَبَverb

1.
to scatter pebblesboth
To scatter pebbles or dust while running.
2.
to turn awayclassical
To turn away from someone quickly.

الحاصِبُnoun

1.
stone-throwing windboth
A strong wind that carries dust and stones.
2.
hailboth
Hail or small pieces of ice.
3.
punishmentclassical
A divine punishment, often involving stones.
4.
cloudclassical
A cloud that throws down snow or hail.
5.
large number of soldiersclassical
A large number of foot soldiers.

إنا أرسلنا عليهم حاصبا — Indeed, We sent against them a stone-throwing wind.

الحَصَبُnoun

1.
inversion of a bowstringclassical
The inversion or slipping of a bowstring from its place.
2.
milk without butterclassical
Milk from which the butter has not been separated.

حَصْبَةُname

1.
a man's nameclassical
A proper name for a man.

حُصَيْبٌname

1.
a place in Yemenclassical
A valley in Yemen known for its beautiful women.

يَحْصَبُname

1.
a tribe in Yemenboth
A tribe or region in Yemen, with debated pronunciation for its relative adjective.

يَحْصَبُname

1.
a castle in Andalusiaclassical
A castle in Andalusia, named after settlers from Yemen.

بُرَيْدَةُ بْنُ الحُصَيْبِname

1.
a companionclassical
A companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الحُصَيْبِname

1.
a grandsonclassical
The grandson of Buraydah ibn al-Ḥuṣayb.

تَحَصَّبَverb

1.
to go to the desert for foodclassical
For pigeons to go out to the desert to seek food.

الأَحْصَبَانِname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name in Yemen.

Parallel reading

الحصبة ويحرك، والحصبة كفرحة وهذه عن الفراء: بثرق يخرج بالجسد

Al-ḥaṣbah (with sukun) and al-ḥaṣabah (like farḥah), and this is from Al-Farra': pustules that emerge on the body.

قد حصب، بالضم، كما تقول: قد جدر، فهو محصوب ومجدور

He has developed pustules, with dammah, just as you say 'he has developed boils', so he is muḥṣūb and majdūr.

أتينا عبد الله في مجدرين ومحصبين

We came to Abdullah among those afflicted with measles and those afflicted with pustules.

الحصب، محركة، والحصبة بفتح فسكون: الحجارة، واحدتها حصبة، محركة

Al-ḥaṣb, with harakah, and al-ḥaṣabah, with fath and sukun: stones, the singular of which is ḥaṣbah, with harakah.

حصبته: رميته بها

I threw stones at him: I threw them at him.

انكم وما تعبدون. . جهنم

Indeed, you and what you worship [will be] fuel for Hell.

حصب النار بالحسب يحسبها حصبا: أضرمها

He kindled the fire with fuel, he kindled it with ḥaṣb: he ignited it.

الحصباء: الحصى، واحدتها حصبة

Al-ḥaṣbā': gravel, the singular of which is ḥaṣbah.

فأخرج من حصبائه فإذا ياقوت أحمر

And he brought out its gravel, and it was red rubies.

أنه نهى عن مس الحصباء في الصلاة

That he forbade touching the gravel during prayer.

إن كان لا بد من مس الحصباء فواحدة

If it is necessary to touch the gravel, then do so once.

أرض حصيبة، كفرحة ومحصبة بالفتح: كثيرتها، أي الحصباء

A stony ground, like farḥah, and muḥṣabbah, with fath: abundant with it, meaning gravel.

فحصبهما

So he threw pebbles at them.

أنه حصب المسجد وقال: هو أغفر للنخامة

That he covered the mosque with pebbles and said: It is more concealing for phlegm.

إنهم تحاصبوا في المسجد حتى ما أبصر أديم السماء

They threw stones at each other in the mosque until they could not see the sky.

الإحصاب: أن يثير الحصى في عدوه

Al-iḥṣāb: to stir up gravel while running.

أحصب الفرس وغيره إذا أثار الحصباء في جريه

The horse and other animals iḥṣāb when they stir up gravel in their running.

التحصيب: النوم بالمحصب

Al-taḥṣīb: sleeping in al-maḥṣab.

ليس التحصيب بشيء

Al-taḥṣīb is nothing.

ينفر الناس كلهم إلا بني خزيمة حصبوا

All people depart except the children of Khuzaymah, they stayed.

إنا أرسلنا عليهم حاصبا

Indeed, We sent against them a stone-throwing wind.

أصابكم حاصب

A punishment (stone-throwing wind) has afflicted you.

لنا حاصب مثل رجل الدبى

We have a large number of soldiers like the locusts.

هو حاصب، ليس بصاحب

He is a stone-thrower, not a companion.

ألست عبد عامر بن حصبه

Are you not Abd Amir ibn Ḥaṣbah?

إذا دخلت أرض الحصيب فهرول

When you enter the land of al-Ḥuṣayb, then walk briskly.

حصبوا عنه: أسرعوا في الهرب

They ḥaṣabū from it: they hastened in flight.