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حلبس

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes someone or something that is tenacious, persistent, and unyielding, often in the context of combat or pursuit. It also extends to meanings of bravery, fierceness, and abundance.

Derived headwords

حَلَبَّسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    brave, tenaciousclassical

    A brave and tenacious warrior who stays close to their opponent.

حَبْلَبِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    brave, tenaciousclassical

    Similar to حَلَبَّسٌ, describing a brave person who sticks to their opponent.

سيعلم من ينوي جلائي أنني ... أريب بأكناف النضيض حبلبس — He will know who intends my exile that I am ... tenacious in the plains of Al-Nudid.
الحِلْبِسُnoun
  1. 1.
    greedy, persistentclassical

    One who is greedy and persistently clings to something, not letting go.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

فلما دنت للكاذتين وأحرجت ... به حلبسا عند اللقاء حلابسا — And when they approached the two liars and it cornered him ... a persistent one at the meeting, a pursuer.
الحِلْبِسُnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

الحُلَيْبِسُnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

الحَلَابِسُnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

حَلَبَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be tenaciousclassical

    To be tenacious or persistent, to cling to something.

حَلْبُوسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    abundantclassical

    Describing sheep or camels as abundant.

ضأن حلبوس — abundant sheep
حَلَبُوسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    abundantclassical

    Describing sheep or camels as abundant.

إبل حلبوس — abundant camels
حَلَبِسَverb
  1. 1.
    to go awayclassical

    To depart or go away, with no trace or effect.

حلبس فلان فلا حساس منه — So-and-so went away, and there was no sign of him.
حَلَبْسٌname
  1. 1.
    name of a poetboth

    A male given name, borne by several individuals including a poet.

حلبس بن عمرو بن عدي بن جشم بن عمرو بن غنم بن تغلب التغلبي: شاعر — Halbas bin Amr bin Adi bin Jusham bin Amr bin Ghanam bin Taghlib Al-Taghlibi: a poet.
أبو حَلَبْسٍname
  1. 1.
    name of a companionboth

    A kunya (patronymic name) used for several individuals, including a Tabi'i and a hadith narrator.

أبو حلبس: تابعي، عن أبي هريرة — Abu Halbas: a Tabi'i, narrated from Abu Hurayrah.

Parallel reading

سيعلم من ينوي جلائي أنني ... أريب بأكناف النضيض حبلبس
He will know who intends my exile that I am ... tenacious in the plains of Al-Nudid.
فلما دنت للكاذتين وأحرجت ... به حلبسا عند اللقاء حلابسا
And when they approached the two liars and it cornered him ... a persistent one at the meeting, a pursuer.
الحلبس: الحريص الملازم للشيء لا يفارقه
Al-Halbas: the greedy one who clings to something and does not leave it.
الحلبس: الأسد
Al-Halbas: the lion.
كالحلبيس، بالكسر، والحلابس، والحلبس، الثلاثة عن الصاغاني
Like Al-Halabis, with kasra, and Al-Halabis, and Al-Halbas, all three from Al-Sagani.
فالحلس: الملازم للشيء لا يفارقه، وكأنه حبس نفسه على قرنه وحلس به لا يفارقه
So Al-Hils is one who clings to something and does not leave it, and it is as if he confined himself to his opponent and clung to him, not leaving him.
حلبس بن عمرو بن عدي بن جشم بن عمرو بن غنم بن تغلب التغلبي: شاعر
Halbas bin Amr bin Adi bin Jusham bin Amr bin Ghanam bin Taghlib Al-Taghlibi: a poet.
حلبس الحنظلي: شيخ للحارث بن أبي أسامة صاحب المسند
Halbas Al-Hanzali: a shaykh of Al-Harith bin Abi Usamah, the author of Al-Musnad.
يونس بن ميسرة بن حلبس الحارثي، مشهور، وأخوه يزيد، وأخوهما أيوب
Yunus bin Maysarah bin Halbas Al-Harithi, is famous, and his brother Yazid, and their brother Ayyub.
محمد بن حلبس البخاري مات سنة: محدثون
Muhammad bin Halbas Al-Bukhari died in the year: hadith narrators.
وفاته: حلبس بن محمد الكلابي عن الثوري، وعنه ابنه غالب
His passing: Halbas bin Muhammad Al-Kilabi, narrated from Al-Thawri, and his son Ghalib narrated from him.
وأبو حلبس: تابعي، عن أبي هريرة
And Abu Halbas: a Tabi'i, narrated from Abu Hurayrah.
ويقال أبو حبس، وهو أحد المجاهيل
And it is said Abu Habs, and he is one of the unknown.
وفاته: حلبس بن حاتم الطائي، أخو عدي بن حاتم لأمه
His passing: Halbas bin Hatim Al-Tai, the brother of Adi bin Hatim from his mother's side.
ضأن حلبوس، كذلك إبل حلبوس، بالضم، أي كثيرة
Abundant sheep, likewise abundant camels, with damma, meaning numerous.
حلبس فلان فلا حساس منه، أي ذهب
So-and-so went away, and there was no sign of him, meaning he departed.