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كلحب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses the word 'kalḥabah' and its variations, which are associated with the sound and crackling of fire, particularly small flames. It also appears as a masculine given name and a tribal or familial designation, often linked to a poet and a warrior.

Derived headwords

الْكَلْحَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of fireclassical

    The sound of fire, specifically its crackling and roaring, especially when it is small, like that of a lamp.

  2. 2.
    name of a manboth

    A proper name for a man.

  3. 3.
    poet's nameclassical

    The name of a poet from the 'Arinah tribe.

  4. 4.
    nicknameclassical

    A nickname for Abdullah bin Kalḥabah, also identified as Hubayrah bin Kalḥabah.

  5. 5.
    jerboaclassical

    A jerboa, specifically referring to Hubayrah bin Abd Allah bin Abd Manaf bin Arin.

كَلْحَبَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with a swordclassical

    To strike someone with a sword. It is suggested that this is the origin of the name 'Kalḥabah'.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وقال الأزهري: لا يدرى ما هو
Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Al-Azhari said: its meaning is unknown.
وقد روي عن ابن الأعرابي: أنه (صوت النار، ولهيبها)
It has been narrated from Ibn Al-A'rabi: that it is (the sound of fire, and its flame).
يقال: سمعت حدمة النار، وكلحبتها
It is said: I heard the sound of the fire, and its crackling.
ونقل شيخنا عن السهيلي في الروض: أنه صوتها فيما دق، كالسراج ونحوه
Our Sheikh transmitted from Al-Suhayli in Al-Rawd: that it is its sound when it is small, like a lamp and the like.
وكلحبة، والكلحبة: (اسم) من أسماء الرجال
And Kalḥabah, and Al-Kalḥabah: (is a name) from the names of men.
والكلحبة: (شاعر عرني)
And Al-Kalḥabah: (is an 'Arani poet).
والصواب عريني، بفتح العين وكسر الراء
And the correct pronunciation is 'Arini, with a fatha on the 'ayn and a kasra on the raa'.
والكلحبة: (لقب) عبد الله بن كلحبة، قاله أبو عبيدة
And Al-Kalḥabah: (is a nickname) for Abdullah bin Kalḥabah, Abu Ubaydah said so.
ويقال: هبيرة بن كلحبة، ويقال: اسمه جرير بن هبيرة
And it is said: Hubayrah bin Kalḥabah, and it is said: his name is Jarir bin Hubayrah.
اسمه (هبيرة بن عبد الله بن عبد مناف بن عرين)
His name is (Hubayrah bin Abdullah bin Abd Manaf bin Arin).
فارس العرادة، وهي فرس كانت له
The knight of Al-'Aradah, and it was a mare he owned.
والكلحبة اليربوعي: اسم هبيرة بن مناف
And Al-Kalḥabah Al-Yarbū'i: is the name of Hubayrah bin Manaf.
وكلحبه بالسيف: ضربه به
And to strike him with a sword: is to hit him with it.
قيل: وبه سمي الرجل
It is said: and by this the man was named.