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حنبج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of largeness, bulkiness, and fullness, often applied to creatures, objects, or even abstract qualities. It can also refer to specific entities like lice, ants, or a particular water source.

Derived headwords

الحنبجnoun
  1. 1.
    liceclassical

    Refers to lice, with a specific mention that it might denote larger lice.

  2. 2.
    large, full personboth

    Describes a person who is large and full, implying corpulence.

  3. 3.
    large, bulky ear of grainclassical

    Refers to a large and bulky ear of grain, such as wheat or barley.

كزبرجnoun
  1. 1.
    liceclassical

    An alternative term for lice, mentioned in comparison to الحنبج.

الحنابجnoun
  1. 1.
    liceclassical

    Plural form referring to lice.

  2. 2.
    large, full peopleboth

    Plural form describing people who are large and full.

  3. 3.
    small antsclassical

    Refers to small ants, according to Ibn al-A'rabi.

  4. 4.
    large ears of grainclassical

    Plural form referring to large and bulky ears of grain.

قنفذnoun
  1. 1.
    large, full personboth

    Used as a comparison for the word الحنبج, indicating a large and full person.

علابطnoun
  1. 1.
    large, full personboth

    Used as a comparison for the word الحنبج, indicating a large and full person.

حنبجadjective
  1. 1.
    large and fullboth

    Describes someone who is large and full, corpulent.

  2. 2.
    bloated and largeboth

    Describes someone who is bloated and large.

حنابجadjective
  1. 1.
    large and fullboth

    Plural adjective describing people who are large and full.

الحنيبيجname
  1. 1.
    water of Ghaniclassical

    Refers to a specific water source belonging to the Ghani tribe.

Parallel reading

الحنبج، كزبرج: القمل
Al-hanbaj, like kuzbaraj: lice.
وهو بالخاء والجيم.
And it is with the letter Kha' and Jim.
وقيل: هو أضخم القمل.
And it was said: it is the largest of lice.
والصواب عندنا ما قال الأصمعي.
And the correct opinion with us is what Al-Asma'i said.
والحنبج والحنابج (كقنفذ، وعلابط: الضخم الممتلىء)
And al-hanbaj and al-hanabij (like qunfudh, and 'alabat): the large and full (of everything).
ورجل حنبج وحنابج.
And a man who is hanbaj and hanabij.
والحنابج بالفتح صغار النمل
And al-hanabij, with the fathah, are small ants.
والحنيبيج بالتصغير: ماء لغني.
And al-hunaybij, with the diminutive form: a water source of Ghani.
ورجل حنبج: منتفخ عظيم.
And a man who is hanbaj: bloated and large.
والحنبج: السنبلة العظيمة الضخمة
And al-hanbaj: the great, huge ear of grain.
كالحنابج وأنشد لجندل بن المثنى في صفة الجراد: يفرك حب السنبل الحنابج بالقاع فرك القطن بالمحالج
Like al-hanabij. And Jandal bin Al-Muthanna recited in description of locusts: They rub the grain of the large ears of grain on the ground like rubbing cotton with rollers.