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ح ن ب ط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to a specific, possibly obscure, noun. Its etymology is debated, with suggestions that it might be derived from another root and that one of its letters is superfluous.

Derived headwords

حَنْبَطٌname
  1. 1.
    A nameclassical

    This is a noun, possibly a proper name, mentioned in the text.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان والصاغاني في التكملة
Al-Jawhari, the author of Al-Lisan, and Al-Sagani in Al-Takmila neglected it.
وأورده في العباب نقلا عن ابن دريد
And he mentioned it in Al-Abab, quoting Ibn Duraid.
قال: هو اسم
He said: It is a noun.
قال: وأحسبه من الحبط، والنون زائدة.
He said: And I think it is from al-haibat, and the 'nun' is extra.
ولهذا لم يذكره الجماعة هنا.
And for this reason, the scholars did not mention it here.