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ه ن ب ط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be a loanword from Greek, referring to a military commander or leader, specifically in the context of the Roman army. It is discussed in relation to a specific historical mention in a hadith.

Derived headwords

الهِنْبَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    army commanderclassical

    A commander of an army, specifically in the Roman context. This term is of Greek origin.

Parallel reading

الهنباط، بالفتح: صاحب الجيش بالرومية
Al-hinnābāṭ, with a fatḥa: the commander of the army in the Roman tongue.
وقد جاء في حديث حبيب بن مسلمة إذا نزل الهنباط هنا
And it has come in the hadith of Habib bin Maslama: 'When al-hinnābāṭ descends here.'
ذكره ابن الأثير وذكره الصاغاني في هبط وقلده المصنف
Ibn al-Athir mentioned it, and al-Saghani mentioned it under (the root) H-B-Ṭ, and the author followed him.
والصواب أنه بالنون
And the correct pronunciation is with the letter Nūn.