هبج

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns swelling, inflammation, and a type of blow or strike. It also extends to descriptions of people, animals, and geographical features, often with connotations of heaviness or abundance.

Derived headwords

هَبَجٌnoun

1.
swellingboth
A swelling or tumor, particularly in the udder of a she-camel.
2.
inflammationclassical
A milder form of swelling, specifically mentioned in relation to epilepsy.

هَبَجَهُverb

1.
to swellboth
To cause something to swell or become inflamed.
2.
to strikeclassical
To strike repeatedly with a degree of softness or looseness, like striking with wood.
3.
to killclassical
To kill, as a dog kills its prey.

هبجه بالعصا هبجا — He struck him with a stick.

الكلب يهبج — The dog kills.

تَهَبَّجَverb

1.
to swellboth
To become swollen or inflamed.

فتَهَبَّجَ — and it became swollen.

تَهْبِيجٌnoun

1.
causing to swellboth
The act of causing something to swell or become inflamed.

مُهَبَّجٌadjective

1.
swollenboth
Having become swollen or inflamed.

أصبح فلان مهبجاً — So-and-so became swollen.

مُهَبِّجٌadjective

1.
causing swellingclassical
That which causes swelling or inflammation.

مُهَبَّجٌadjective

1.
struckclassical
One who has been struck or beaten.

مُهَبِّجٌadjective

1.
strikingclassical
One who strikes or beats.

مِهْبَجٌnoun

1.
tool for strikingclassical
A tool used for striking, such as a stick.

مِهْبَجٌnoun

1.
place of strikingclassical
The place where one is struck.

المِهْبَجُadjective

1.
heavy-souledclassical
A man who is heavy in spirit or disposition.

المهبج: الرجل الثقيل النفس — The Mahbaj: the heavy-souled man.

الهَبَجُnoun

1.
swellingboth
A swelling or tumor, particularly in the udder of a she-camel.
2.
inflammationclassical
A milder form of swelling, specifically mentioned in relation to epilepsy.

الهبج، محركة، كالورم يكون في ضرع الناقة — Al-Habaj, vocalized with harakat, is like a tumor that occurs in the udder of a she-camel.

الهَبِيجُnoun

1.
gazelle with stripesclassical
A gazelle that has two long stripes on its sides between its belly and back hair, as if it had been wounded there.
2.
variant of Al-Habikhclassical
A variant pronunciation or spelling of Al-Habikh, which will be discussed later.

والهبيج: الظبي له جدتان مستطيلتان في جنبيه بين شعر بطنه وظهره — And Al-Habij: the gazelle with two long stripes on its sides between its belly and back hair.

الهُوبَجَةُnoun

1.
depression in landclassical
A hollow or low-lying area in the ground.
2.
elevated land with pebblesclassical
An elevated area of land containing pebbles.
3.
end of a valleyclassical
The place where the torrents of a valley discharge.
4.
abundantclassical
Used to describe something that is plentiful, like a large amount of Rammth in a valley.
5.
water reservoirclassical
A place where water is collected by digging into water sources, which then fill up for drinking.

والهوبجة: بطن من الأرض — And Al-Hubjah: a depression in the earth.

أو الموضع المطمئن منها — or the low-lying place within it.

أو الأرض المرتفعة فيها حصى — or the elevated land containing pebbles.

منتهى الوادي حيث تدفع دوافعه — the end of the valley where its torrents discharge.

أصبنا هوبجة من رمث، إذا كان كثيراً في بطن واد — We found a Hubjah of Rammth, meaning it was abundant in the belly of a valley.

أن يحفر في مناقع الماء ثماد يسيلون الماء إليها فيمتلئ فيشربون منها — to dig into water sources and channel water to them so they fill up for drinking.

الهَوَابِجُnoun

1.
meadowsclassical
Meadows located in the region of Yamamah.

والهوابج: رياض باليمامة — And Al-Hawabij: meadows in Yamamah.

Parallel reading

الهبج، محركة، كالورم يكون في ضرع الناقة.

Al-Habaj, vocalized with harakat, is like a tumor that occurs in the udder of a she-camel.

تقول: هبجه تهبيجا، أي ورمه، فتهبج، أي تورم.

You say: 'Habajahu tahbijan,' meaning 'he made it swell,' and 'tahabbaja,' meaning 'it swelled.'

والهبج في الصرع أهون الورم.

And Al-Habaj in epilepsy is the lesser form of swelling.

يقال: أصبح فلان مهبجا، أي مورما.

It is said: 'So-and-so became Mahbaj,' meaning 'swollen.'

والمهبج، كمعظم: الرجل الثقيل النفس.

And Al-Mahbaj, like Mu'azzam: the heavy-souled man.

والهبيج: الظبي له جدتان مستطيلتان في جنبيه بين شعر بطنه وظهره، كأنه قد أصيب هنالك.

And Al-Habij: the gazelle with two long stripes on its sides between its belly and back hair, as if it had been wounded there.

والهوبجة: بطن من الأرض، قاله الأزهري أو الموضع المطمئن منها، أي الأرض، أو الأرض المرتفعة فيها حصى.

And Al-Hubjah: a depression in the earth, said Al-Azhari, or the low-lying place within it, meaning the ground, or the elevated land containing pebbles.

والهوبجة: منتهى الوادي حيث تدفع دوافعه.

And Al-Hubjah: the end of the valley where its torrents discharge.

أصبنا هوبجة من رمث، إذا كان كثيراً في بطن واد.

We found a Hubjah of Rammth, meaning it was abundant in the belly of a valley.

أن يحفر في مناقع الماء ثماد يسيلون الماء إليها فيمتلئ فيشربون منها وتعين تلك الثماد إذا جعل فيها الماء.

To dig into water sources and channel water to them so they fill up for drinking, and those reservoirs are helpful when water is put into them.

دلوني على موضع بئر تقطع به هاذه الفلاة.

Guide me to the location of a well that will allow us to cross this desert.

قالوا: هوبجة تنبت الأرطى بين فلج وفليج فحفر الحفر، وهو حفر أبي موسى، بينه وبين البصرة خمسة أميال.

They said: 'A Hubjah where Arta trees grow between Falaj and Fulayj.' So Al-Hafir, which is the well of Abu Musa, was dug between it and Basra, five miles away.

والهوابج: رياض باليمامة، عن الحفصي، كذا في (المعجم).

And Al-Hawabij: meadows in Yamamah, according to Al-Hafsi, as stated in (Al-Mu'jam).

وهبجه، كمنعه، يهبج هبجا: ضربه ضربا متتابعا فيه رخاوة.

And 'Habaja,' like 'man'a,' 'yahbaj,' 'habjan': he struck him with successive blows that had a degree of looseness.

وقيل: الهبج: الضرب بالخشب كما يهبج الكلب إذا قتل.

And it was said: Al-Habaj: striking with wood, just as a dog kills when it attacks.

وهبجه بالعصا: ضرب منه حيث ما أدرك.

And he struck him with a stick: he hit him wherever he could reach.

هبجه بالعصا هبجا، مثل حبجه حبجا: أي ضربه.

He struck him with a stick, Habjan, like Hubjanh, Hubjan: meaning he struck him.

والهبيج، بفتح الأول والثاني والتحتية مشددة: لغة في الهبيخ بالخاء، وسيأتي في محله إن شاء الله تعالى.

And Al-Habij, with the first and second letters open and the ya' doubled: a dialectal variant of Al-Habikh, with a Kha', which will be discussed in its proper place, God willing.