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حصلب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of earth, soil, or dust. It is used in classical Arabic to describe the ground, particularly in a context related to the land of paradise.

Derived headwords

الحصلبnoun
  1. 1.
    dustclassical

    Refers to fine particles of earth or soil.

  2. 2.
    earthclassical

    The ground or soil, particularly in a specific context.

حصلمnoun
  1. 1.
    dustclassical

    Similar to الحصلب, referring to dust or fine earth.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو (التراب) كالحصلم
Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Ibn al-A'rabi said: it is (dust) like al-haslam.
ومنهم قولهم: بفيه الحصلب
And from them is their saying: 'al-haslab is in his mouth'.
أرض الجنة مسلوفة، وحصلبها الصوار، وهواؤها السجسج، وبحبوحتها رحراحانية، ووسطها جنابذ من فضة وذهب
The land of Paradise is pre-empted, its soil is al-sawar, its air is al-sajsaj, its expanse is rahrahaaniyyah, and its center is mounds of silver and gold.