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ح ر ب ظ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of tightly stringing or bracing a bow. It is presented as a less common or possibly inverted form of another root.

Derived headwords

حَرْبَظَverb
  1. 1.
    to string a bow tightlyclassical

    To brace or string a bow with great tension.

حِرْبَاظًاnoun
  1. 1.
    tight stringingclassical

    The act or state of stringing a bow tightly.

حَرْبَظَتْverb
  1. 1.
    it strung tightlyclassical

    Past tense verb indicating that a bow was strung tightly.

حَظْرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to string a bow tightlyclassical

    An inverted form of 'حربظ', meaning to string a bow with great tension.

حَظْرَبَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    tight stringingclassical

    The act or state of stringing a bow tightly, derived from the inverted verb.

Parallel reading

حربظ القوس حرباظا، بالكسر، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان.
He strung the bow tightly, حرباظا, with a kasra; Al-Jauhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.
وقال ابن عباد: أي شد توتيرها، وهو مقلوب حظربها حظربة
And Ibn 'Abbad said: meaning its stringing tightly, and it is an inversion of حظربها حظربة.
يرمي إذا ما شدد الأرعاظا
He shoots when he tightens the الأرعاظا
على قسي حربظت حرباظا
upon bows that were strung tightly, حرباظا.