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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone who is rough, uncivilized, or boorish. It is used to characterize a person's harsh and unrefined nature.

Derived headwords

الهيجبوسnoun
  1. 1.
    boorish personclassical

    A term for a man who is rough, uncivilized, and ill-mannered.

أهوجadjective
  1. 1.
    roughclassical

    Describes someone who is wild, unruly, and lacking in refinement or control.

جافيadjective
  1. 1.
    uncivilizedclassical

    Characterizes someone as being crude, harsh, and lacking in social graces or politeness.

Parallel reading

الهيجبوس كحيزبون
Al-Hayjabūs is like Ḥayzabūn.
وهو الرجل الأهوج الجافي
And he is the rough, uncivilized man.
أحق ما يبلغني ابن ترني ... من الأقوام أهوج هيجبوس
The most truthful thing that reaches me from Ibn Tarnī... among the people is a rough, boorish man.