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ه ن ب ض

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of a large or swollen belly, and also to suppressing laughter. It is noted as being obscure and possibly a variant of another root.

Derived headwords

هِنَبِضٌadjective
  1. 1.
    big-belliedclassical

    Describing a man who has a large or swollen belly.

هنبض الضحكverb
  1. 1.
    suppressed laughterclassical

    To hold back or suppress laughter.

Parallel reading

رجل هنبض، بالضم أهمله الجوهري.
A man who is hindbid (with damma), which Al-Jawhari neglected.
وقال ابن دريد: أي عظيم البطن.
And Ibn Duraid said: meaning big-bellied.
وقد تقدم في الصاد المهملة هذا عن ابن عباد بعينه، وكان ينبغي من المصنف التنبيه عليه.
This has already been mentioned under the letter sad (ص) from Ibn Abbad himself, and the author should have pointed it out.
ومما يستدرك عليه: هنبض الضحك: أخفاه، لغة في الصاد، هنا ذكره صاحب اللسان.
And among what should be added is: hindaba al-dahik: he suppressed it, a variant in the letter sad (ص); the author of Al-Lisan mentioned it here.