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هبص

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes activity, haste, and eagerness, often in the context of movement or a strong emotional reaction like laughter. It describes a quick, energetic pace, a keen interest in hunting, and intense laughter.

Derived headwords

الهَبَصُnoun
  1. 1.
    Activityboth

    Energetic movement or liveliness.

  2. 2.
    Hasteboth

    Speed and quickness in action.

هَبَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to be activeboth

    To exhibit liveliness and energy.

  2. 2.
    to be hastyboth

    To act with speed and quickness.

  3. 3.
    to be eagerboth

    To show keen interest or desire, especially for hunting.

  4. 4.
    to be restlessboth

    To move about quickly and nervously, often due to eagerness or excitement.

هَبَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk quicklyboth

    To move at a rapid pace.

اهْتَبَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenboth

    To move or act with great speed.

  2. 2.
    to be eagerboth

    To show intense eagerness or anticipation.

  3. 3.
    to laugh intenselyboth

    To laugh heartily or excessively.

الاهْتِبَاصُnoun
  1. 1.
    hasteclassical

    The state of acting with great speed.

  2. 2.
    eagernessclassical

    A state of keen anticipation or desire.

هَبِصَverb
  1. 1.
    to be quickboth

    To move or act with speed.

  2. 2.
    to be restlessboth

    To be agitated or fidgety.

هَبَصٌnoun
  1. 1.
    livelinessboth

    A state of being active and energetic.

  2. 2.
    quicknessboth

    The quality of being fast or rapid.

  3. 3.
    impatienceboth

    A lack of patience, often leading to hasty actions.

هَبَصٌnoun
  1. 1.
    eagernessboth

    Keen interest or desire, particularly for hunting.

هَابِصٌadjective
  1. 1.
    activeboth

    Full of energy and liveliness.

  2. 2.
    impetuousboth

    Acting with sudden and forceful energy or passion.

الهَبَصَىnoun
  1. 1.
    quick walkboth

    A fast and energetic gait.

  2. 2.
    restlessnessboth

    A state of agitated movement.

الهَبَصَىnoun
  1. 1.
    eagernessboth

    Intense desire or anticipation.

انهَبَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to laugh intenselyboth

    To laugh with great force or abandon.

هَبَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to laugh intenselyboth

    To laugh heartily and excessively.

يَهِيصُverb
  1. 1.
    to be eagerboth

    To be keen and restless, especially in pursuit.

  2. 2.
    to leapboth

    To jump or spring forward.

Parallel reading

النشاط، قاله الجوهري، زاد غيره: العجلة
Liveliness, according to Al-Jauhari, and others added: haste.
ما زال شيبان شديدا هبصه حتى أتاه قرنه فوهصه
Shayban remained strong in his eagerness until his equal came and struck him.
يقال: هبص، كفرح: مشى عجلا
It is said: habaṣa, like fariḥa: he walked quickly.
واهتبص، إذا أسرع في المشي
And ihtabaṣa, if he hastened in walking.
فهو هبص وهابص: نشط، ونزق
So he is habaṣ and ḥābiṣ: active and impetuous.
كذنب الذئب يعدي الهبصا
Like a wolf's tail, it transmits the eagerness.
هبص الكلب يهيص هبصا: حرص على الصيد وقلق نحوه
The dog was habaṣa, yahīṣu habaṣan: eager for the hunt and restless towards it.
قفز، أو نزا، والمعنيان متقاربان
To leap, or to bound, and the two meanings are close.
هبص الرجل على الشيء يأكله فقلق لذلك
The man was eager for the thing he was eating, becoming restless because of it.
والاسم الهبصى، كجمزى
And the noun is al-habaṣā, like jumzā.
يقال: هو يعدو الهبصى، وهي مشية سريعة
It is said: he runs al-habaṣā, which is a quick gait.
وانهبص للضحك، واهتبص: بالغ فيه
And inhabaṣa for laughter, and ihtabaṣa: he exaggerated in it.
هبص بالضحك واهتبص: ضحك ضحكا شديدا
Habaṣa with laughter and ihtabaṣa: he laughed a strong laugh.