← Back to Taj al-Arus

ح ن ب ش

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to actions of dancing, leaping, clapping, and playing, particularly among young girls. It also extends to the idea of entertaining or amusing someone with conversation, and can refer to a person's name or a nickname.

Derived headwords

حَنَبَشَverb
  1. 1.
    danced and leapedclassical

    To perform a dance with energetic movements and leaps.

  2. 2.
    clapped and leapedclassical

    To clap hands and leap, often in a playful or excited manner.

  3. 3.
    walked and playedclassical

    To move about and engage in playful activities.

  4. 4.
    amused with talkclassical

    To entertain or cheer someone up through conversation.

  5. 5.
    talked and laughedclassical

    To converse and express amusement through laughter.

حَنَبَشَ الجَوَارِيverb
  1. 1.
    the slave girls playedclassical

    Refers to young female slaves engaging in playful activities.

الحَنْبَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    play of slave girlsclassical

    The act of playing or frolicking, specifically attributed to young female slaves in a desert setting.

حَنَبِشْنَا بِحَدِيثِكَverb
  1. 1.
    we were cheered by your talkclassical

    An expression meaning 'we were entertained and made cheerful by your conversation'.

حَنَبِشْ هُوَverb
  1. 1.
    he talked and laughedclassical

    He engaged in conversation and expressed amusement through laughter.

حَنَبِشٌname
  1. 1.
    a man's nameclassical

    A proper name for a male individual.

حَنَبَشَ الرَّجُلُverb
  1. 1.
    the man talked and laughedclassical

    The man engaged in conversation and laughed.

حَنَبَشٌname
  1. 1.
    a nicknameclassical

    A title or appellation given to Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Khalaf al-Bandaniji.

Parallel reading

أي رقص ووثب
meaning danced and leaped.
وقيل: صفق ونزا ومشى ولعب.
And it was said: clapped, leaped, walked, and played.
وحنبش الجواري: لعبن
And the slave girls played: they played.
الحنبشة: لعب الجواري بالبادية.
Al-hanbashah: the play of slave girls in the desert.
وحنبش فلانا: آنسه بالحديث
And hanbash fulanan: he amused him with talk.
حنبشنا بحديثك يا فلان
We were cheered by your talk, O so-and-so.
وحنبش هو: حدث وضحك
And hanbash huwa: he talked and laughed.
وأحسب النون زائدة
And I reckon the 'nun' is extra.
ونحن أتينا حنبشا بابن عمه ... أبي الحصن إذ عاف الشراب وأقسما
And we came to Hanbash, son of his cousin... Abu al-Hisn, when he refused the drink and swore.
حنبش الرجل، إذا حدث وضحك
The man talked and laughed, if he conversed and laughed.
حنبش، كجندب: لقب محمد بن محمد بن خلف البندنيجي
Hanbash, like 'jundab': the nickname of Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Khalaf al-Bandaniji.
لقب به لأنه كان حنبليا، ثم صار حنفيا، ثم صار شافعيا
He was nicknamed thus because he was Hanbali, then became Hanafi, then became Shafi'i.