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هربج

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to poor or improper action, specifically when work is done badly and without proper judgment or control. It is considered by some lexicographers to be an inversion of other roots with similar meanings.

Derived headwords

الهربجةnoun
  1. 1.
    poorly done workclassical

    The act of performing work badly, without proper execution or judgment.

Parallel reading

أن يساء العمل ولا يحكم
that work is done badly and without judgment.
كأنه مقلوب من هرجب أو هبرج
as if it were an inversion of harjab or habraj.
ولذا لم يتعرض له ابن منظور
and therefore Ibn Manzur did not address it.