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هلبث

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to terms for foolishness and a specific type of date. The primary derived terms describe someone who is foolish or dense, and a particular variety of date from Basra.

Derived headwords

الهلبوثnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    A term referring to a foolish or stupid person.

كبرذونnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    An alternative term for a foolish person, synonymous with الهلبوث.

الفدمnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    Another word used to describe someone who is foolish or slow-witted.

الهلباثnoun
  1. 1.
    type of dateclassical

    A specific variety of date, particularly noted as being from Basra.

Parallel reading

الهلبوث، كبرذون، وهو الأحمق
Al-halbūth, like burdhūn, is an idiot.
ويقال: الفدم
And it is said: al-fadam (is another term for him).
والهلباث بالكسر: ضرب من التمر
And al-hilbāth (with kasra) is a type of date.
عن أبي حنيفة
According to Abu Hanifa.
قال أخبرني شيخ من أهل البصرة
He said: A sheikh from the people of Basra informed me.
فقال: لا يحمل شيء من تمر البصرة إلى السلطان إلا الهلباث
And he said: Nothing of the dates of Basra is brought to the Sultan except al-hilbāth.
كذا في اللسان
Thus it is in Al-Lisān.