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حدبر

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes states of leanness, emaciation, and harshness, often applied to animals, years, or difficult terrain. It conveys a sense of being gaunt, bent, or rugged.

Derived headwords

الحَدْبَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Emaciated she-camelboth

    A she-camel that has become thin and lost its flesh due to emaciation, with its hip bones showing.

  2. 2.
    Bent she-camelclassical

    A she-camel whose back has become hunched and whose hump has disappeared due to emaciation and a bent posture.

الحَدْبِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Emaciated she-camelclassical

    Similar to الحدبار, referring to a she-camel that is thin and has a bent back and lost its hump due to emaciation.

الحَدْبَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Barren yearclassical

    A year of severe drought and famine, characterized by extreme scarcity.

الحَدْبَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Hilly or rugged landboth

    A high, rough, or uneven piece of land.

حَدْبَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Humpbackedboth

    Describing something that is hunched or has a prominent hump, often used metaphorically for difficult situations.

حَدَابِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Humpsclassical

    The plural of حدبر, referring to humps or, metaphorically, to difficult or harsh conditions.

حَدَابِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Harsh yearsclassical

    The plural of حدبار, referring to years of drought and hardship.

حَدَابِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Rugged terrainsboth

    The plural of حدبار, referring to uneven or hilly land.

Parallel reading

الحدبار: الناقة الضامرة التي ذهب لحمها من الهزال، وبدت حراقفها
Al-Hadbar: The emaciated she-camel whose flesh has gone from leanness, and her hip bones are visible.
وهي التي انحنى ظهرها، وذهب سنامها من الهزال، ودبر
And she is the one whose back has become hunched, and her hump has disappeared from leanness and a bent posture.
الحدبار: السنة الجدبة المقحطة
Al-Hadbar: The barren, drought-stricken year.
اللاهم إنا خرجنا إليك حين اعتكرت علينا حدابير السنين
O Allah, we have come out to You when the harsh years have clouded over us.
سأحملك على صعب حدباء حدبار، ينج ظهرها
I will make you ride a difficult, hunched, emaciated [mount], whose back is exposed.
ضرب ذالك مثلا للأمر الصعب، والخطة الشديدة
This was used as a metaphor for a difficult matter and a severe situation.
الحدبار: الأكمة أو النشز الغليظ من الأرض
Al-Hadbar: A hill or a rough, elevated part of the land.
جمع الكل حدابير
The plural of all of these is hadabir.