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هكب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to mockery or jesting. However, its usage is rare and its origin is debated, with some scholars suggesting it might be a variant of another root with a similar meaning.

Derived headwords

الهكبnoun
  1. 1.
    mockeryclassical

    The act of mocking or making jest of someone.

هكبverb
  1. 1.
    to mockclassical

    To make fun of or ridicule someone.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وروى ثعلب عن ابن الأعرابي أنه (الاستهزاء)
And Tha'lab narrated from Ibn al-A'rabi that it is (mockery).
أصله هكم، بالميم
Its origin is hakam, with the letter meem.
كذا في التهذيب للأزهري
Thus it is in Al-Azhari's Al-Tahdhib.
والفتح الذي صدر به، نقله الصاغاني
And the fath (vowel) with which it began, Al-Saghani transmitted it.