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حبث

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific type of snake, possibly with certain characteristics like being crooked or short-tailed. It is mentioned in a poetic context describing dangerous creatures.

Derived headwords

الحبثnoun
  1. 1.
    type of snakeclassical

    A specific kind of snake, described as a type of serpent.

حَيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    snakeboth

    A general term for a snake, used here to define the 'Qazzat'.

عَوْجَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    crookedboth

    Describing something as bent or not straight, applied to a type of snake.

بَتْرَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    short-tailedclassical

    Having a short or severed tail, used to describe a specific snake.

Parallel reading

هو ضرب من الحيات
It is a type of snakes.
إن يك قد أولع بي وقد عبث
If he has become obsessed with me and played around.
فاقدر له أصيلة مثل الحفث
Then estimate for him an evening like the Hafth.
أو أنياب قزات
Or the fangs of Qazzat.
أو حبث
Or Habath.
أو ناب حاد جرشب شئن شرث
Or a sharp fang, rough, ill-formed, ill-tempered.
القزات جمع قزة
Al-Qazzat is the plural of Qazzah.
وهي (حية) عوجاء (بتراء)
And it is a crooked (snake) (short-tailed).