حطب

Root entry · 34 derived lemmas

The root حطب primarily relates to firewood and the act of gathering or selling it. It extends metaphorically to encompass mixed or indiscriminate speech and actions, as well as the idea of providing support or sustenance. It also appears in names of people and places.

Derived headwords

الحطبnoun

1.
firewoodboth
Wood prepared and gathered for fuel.

حطبverb

1.
to gather firewoodboth
To collect wood for fuel.
2.
to gather for someoneclassical
To collect and bring something, specifically firewood, for another person.

حطباnoun

1.
gathering firewoodboth
The act of gathering firewood, used as a masdar (verbal noun).

احتطبverb

1.
to gather firewoodboth
To collect firewood, often implying a more thorough or extensive gathering.
2.
to gather for someoneclassical
To gather and bring something for another person.
3.
to graze on dry woodclassical
Said of a camel that grazes on dry, woody plants.
4.
to gather in a matterclassical
To gather or collect resources or support in a particular affair.
5.
rain uprooted treesclassical
Said of rain that uproots trees.

احتطاباnoun

1.
gathering firewoodboth
The act of gathering firewood, used as a masdar (verbal noun) for the verb احتطب.

حطابnoun

1.
firewood sellerboth
A person who gathers and sells firewood.
2.
camel that grazesclassical
A camel that grazes on dry woody plants.

الحطابةnoun

1.
group of firewood gatherersclassical
A group of people, typically women, who gather firewood.

حواطبnoun

1.
female firewood gatherersclassical
Female slaves or servants who gather firewood.

حطيبةadjective

1.
rich in firewoodboth
Said of land or a place that has abundant firewood.

حطيبadjective

1.
rich in firewoodboth
Said of land, a place, or a valley that has abundant firewood.

حطبverb

1.
to gather firewood for someoneclassical
To gather firewood and bring it to someone.

أحطبverb

1.
to gather firewoodclassical
To gather firewood.
2.
to prune vinesclassical
Said of grapevines when it is time to prune them.

حاطب ليلname

1.
indiscriminate gathererclassical
Someone who gathers indiscriminately, taking both good and bad, like one gathering firewood at night without seeing.
2.
one who speaks mixed thingsclassical
Metaphor for someone whose speech is mixed with good and bad, or who speaks without discretion.

احتطب البعيرverb

1.
camel grazed on dry woodclassical
Said of a camel that grazes on dry, woody plants.

بعير حطابnoun

1.
grazing camelclassical
A camel that grazes on dry woody plants, indicating health and strength.

حطابةnoun

1.
female grazing camelclassical
A female camel that grazes on dry woody plants.

الحطابnoun

1.
pruning vinesclassical
The act of cutting a grapevine to a certain point where water flows.

استحطب العنبverb

1.
vines needed pruningclassical
Said of grapevines when it is time to prune their upper parts.

حطبوهverb

1.
they pruned itclassical
They pruned the grapevine.

المحطبnoun

1.
sickleclassical
A tool used for cutting, like a sickle.

حطب بهverb

1.
he strove for itclassical
He exerted effort or strove in a matter.

حمالة الحطبname

1.
carrier of firewoodclassical
A title or description referring to someone who carries firewood, metaphorically meaning someone who spreads gossip or causes trouble.

الأحطبadjective

1.
extremely thinclassical
A person who is extremely emaciated or thin.
2.
unluckyclassical
An unlucky or ill-fated person.

حطباءadjective

1.
extremely thinclassical
A female person who is extremely emaciated or thin.

حطب في حبلهمverb

1.
he supported themclassical
To support, aid, or incline towards someone's cause or desire.

الحطوبةnoun

1.
bundle of firewoodclassical
A bundle or bunch of firewood.

حويطبname

1.
name of a companionboth
A given name, notably of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

حاطبname

1.
name of a companionboth
A given name, notably of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

حطابname

1.
name of a companionboth
A given name, notably of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

احتقبverb

1.
to gatherclassical
To gather or collect, used synonymously with احتطب.

ناقة محاطبةnoun

1.
camel eating dry thornsclassical
A female camel that eats dry thorns or prickly plants.

بنو حاطبةname

1.
a clan nameclassical
The name of a tribe or clan.

حطيبname

1.
name of a valleyclassical
The name of a valley in Yemen.

حيطوبname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name.

Parallel reading

الحطب (: ما أعد من الشجر شبوبا) للنار

Firewood: what is prepared from trees for burning.

حطب كضرب) يحطب حطبا وحطبا

To gather firewood, as in 'daraba', he gathers firewood, with the masdar 'hataban' and 'hataban'.

وإذا ثقل فهو اسم (: جمعه، كاحتطب) احتطابا

And if it is heavy (with shadda), it is a noun: its collection, like 'ihtataba' (to gather), the masdar 'ihtitaban'.

وحطب فلانًا يحطبه، واحتطب له (: جمعه له وأتاه به)

And he gathered firewood for so-and-so, and he gathered firewood for him: he collected it for him and brought it to him.

وحطبني فلان، إذا أتاك بالحطب

And so-and-so brought me firewood, if he brought you firewood.

وهل أحطبن القوم وهي عرية أصول ألاء في ثرى عمد جعد

And shall I gather firewood for the people while it is a barren place, with the roots of Alaa trees in moist, curly soil?

خب روز وإذا جاع بكى لا حطب القوم ولا القوم سقى

He is stingy and gluttonous, and when he is hungry he cries; he did not gather firewood for the people, nor did the people give him water.

ويقال للذي يحتطب الحطب فيبيعه: حطاب

And he who gathers firewood and sells it is called a firewood seller (hattāb).

جاءت الحطابة، وهم الذين يحتطيبون

The firewood gatherers came, and they are those who gather firewood.

وأرض حطيبة: كثيرة الحطب

And a land (arḍun haṭībah): rich in firewood.

ومثله مكان حطيب وواد حطيب

And similarly a place (makānun haṭīb) and a valley (wādin haṭīb).

واد حطيب عشيب ليس يمنعه من الأنيس حذار الموت ذي الرهج

A green valley rich in firewood, nothing prevents it from being frequented except fear of death with its dust.

وقد حطب الرجل وأحطب

And the man gathered firewood, and gathered firewood.

هو حاطب ليل، يتكلم بالغث والسمين

He is a night gatherer, speaking indiscriminately, the good and the bad.

كالحاطب بالليل الذي يحطب كل رديء وجيد، لأنه لا يبصر ما يجمع في حبله

Like the night gatherer who collects every bad and good thing, because he does not see what he is collecting in his bundle.

شبه الجاني على نفسه بلسانه بحاطب الليل، لأنه إذا حطب ليلا ربما وقعت يده على أفعى فنهشته

He likened the one who harms himself with his tongue to a night gatherer, because if he gathers at night, his hand might fall on a snake and it bites him.

المكثار حاطب ليل

The excessive talker is a night gatherer.

احتطب البعير: رعى دق الحطب

The camel gathered firewood: it grazed on dry woody plants.

إن أخصبت تركت ما حول مبركها زينا وتجدب أحيانا فتحتطب

If it is fertile, it leaves what is around its resting place as it is, and sometimes it becomes barren, so it grazes.

وبعير حطاب: يرعاه

And a grazing camel (ba'īrun ḥaṭṭāb): it grazes on it.

والحطاب ككتاب: هو أن يقطع الكرم حتى ينتهي إلى حد ما جرى فيه الماء

And al-ḥiṭāb like kitāb: it is to cut the vine until it reaches the point where the water flows.

استحطب العنب: احتاج أن يقطع شيء من أعاليه

The grapes needed pruning: it was necessary to cut something from their tops.

وأحطب عنبكم واستحطب: حان أن يقنب

And your grapes were pruned and needed pruning: it was time for them to be pruned.

حطبوه: قطعوه

They pruned it: they cut it.

وأحطب الكرم: حان أن يقطع منه الحطب

And the vine was pruned: it was time for firewood to be cut from it.

قال ابن شميل: العنب كل عام يقطع من أعاليه شيء، ويسمى ما يقطع منه الحطاب، يقال: قد استحطب عنبكم فاحطبوه حطبا، أي اقطعوا حطبه

Ibn Shumayl said: Grapes are pruned from their tops every year, and what is cut from them is called al-ḥiṭāb. It is said: Your grapes have reached the pruning stage, so prune them, meaning cut their wood.

والمحطب: المنجل الذي يقطع به

And al-miḥṭab: the sickle with which one cuts.

حطب فلان به أي سعى

So-and-so strove for it, meaning he exerted effort.

وامرأته حمالة الحطب

And his wife, the carrier of firewood.

قيل: هو النميمة

It was said: it is gossip.

وكانت تمشي بالنميمة

And she used to spread gossip.

من البيض لم تصطد على ظهر لأمة ولمن تمش بين الحي بالحطب الرطب

Among the fair ones, she did not hunt on the back of a camel, nor did she walk among the people with moist firewood.

يعني بالحطب الرطب: النميمة

Meaning by moist firewood: gossip.

هو الرجل الشديد الهزال، كالحطب، ككتف، أو هو المشؤوم

He is the man of extreme emaciation, like firewood, like 'katif', or he is unlucky.

وهي حطباء

And she is extremely thin (ḥaṭbā').

حطب في حبلهم يحطب: نصرهم وأعانهم

He supported them in their cause, he supported them: he aided them and helped them.

وإنك تحطب في حبله وتميل إلى هواه

And you support his cause and incline to his desires.

الحطوبة شبه حزمة من حطب وهي الضغث

Al-ḥuṭūbah: a bundle of firewood, which is a bunch of dry twigs.

صفقة لم يشهدها حاطب

A deal that Ḥāṭib did not witness.

حرب حاطب

The battle of Ḥāṭib.

احتطب عليه في الأمر

He gathered for him in the matter.

واحتقب بمعنى واحد

And 'iḥtaqaba' with the same meaning.

احتطب المطر: قلع أصول الشجر

The rain uprooted: it pulled out the roots of the trees.

ناقة محاطبة: تأكل الشوك اليابس

A camel that eats dry thorns (nāqah muḥāṭibah): it eats dry thorns.

بنو حاطبة: بطن من العرب

Banū Ḥāṭibah: a clan of Arabs.

حطيب كأمير: واد باليمن

Ḥuṭayb like amīr: a valley in Yemen.

حيطوب: ع

Ḥayṭūb: a place name.