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هبقع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes individuals who are short and stocky, or foolish and arrogant. It also extends to specific postures and behaviors, particularly those associated with idleness, begging, or a peculiar sitting position.

Derived headwords

الهِبْقَعnoun
  1. 1.
    short, stocky personboth

    A person who is short and stoutly built.

الهِبْنَقَعnoun
  1. 1.
    arrogant foolboth

    An arrogant, foolish person who is fond of conversing with women.

  2. 2.
    beggarboth

    One who asks people for things, often while holding a staff.

  3. 3.
    sedentary personclassical

    Someone who sits in a place and does not move from it; one who stays near your door seeking what you have.

  4. 4.
    womanizerboth

    A man who is fond of women and seeks their company.

الهِبْنَقَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    camel postureclassical

    A description of a camel that is loose-jawed and slack, with hanging lips.

  2. 2.
    sitting postureboth

    A specific way of sitting, either on the heels or the tips of the toes, or an 'iqā' (sitting on the buttocks with knees bent) combined with bringing the thighs together and spreading the legs.

  3. 3.
    reclining postureclassical

    Sitting in a reclining position backwards.

  4. 4.
    cross-legged postureclassical

    Sitting cross-legged with one leg extended.

اهْبَنْقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to sit in a certain postureboth

    To sit in the 'hibnaqa' posture, which is characteristic of an arrogant person.

رجل هِبْنَقَعadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stockyboth

    Describing a man who is short and stoutly built.

  2. 2.
    unreliableclassical

    Someone whose words or actions are inconsistent and cannot be trusted.

امرأة هِبْنَقَعَةadjective
  1. 1.
    foolish womanboth

    A woman who is foolish in her sitting and in her affairs.

Parallel reading

القصير الملزز الخلق
The short, stoutly built one.
المزهو الأحمق المحب لمحادثة النساء
The arrogant, foolish one who loves conversing with women.
الذي يحب حديث النساء
One who loves women's talk.
الهبنقع من يسأل الناس وفي يده عصا
The hibnaqa' is one who asks people for things and has a staff in his hand.
الذي يجلس على عقبيه أو أطراف أصابعه يسأل الناس
One who sits on his heels or the tips of his fingers asking people.
رجل هبنقع: لازم بمكانه وصاحب نسوان
A hibnaqa' man: one who stays in his place and is fond of women.
أرسلها هبنقع يبغي الغزل
A hibnaqa' sent her forth, seeking flirtation.
هو الذي يأتيك يلزم بابك في طلب ما عندك، ولا يبرح
He is one who comes to you, stays at your door seeking what you have, and does not leave.
الهبقعة بهاء: الهدلق المسترخي المشافر من الإبل
The hibnaqa' (with a fatḥa on the bā') is the loose-jawed, slack camel.
قعودك على عرقوبيك قائما على أطراف أصابعك
Your sitting on your heels, standing on the tips of your toes.
الإقعاء مع ضم الفخذين وفتح الرجلين
The iqfā' (sitting posture) with bringing the thighs together and spreading the legs.
التي تمشي الدفقي، وتجلس الهبنقعة
Who walks with a swagger and sits in the hibnaqa' posture.
هو قعود الاستلقاء إلى خلف
It is sitting in a reclining position backwards.
اهبنقع الرجل: جلس الهبنقعة، وهي جلسة المزهو
The man sat in the hibnaqa' posture: he sat in the hibnaqa', which is the sitting posture of the arrogant.
رجل هبنقع: قصير ملزز، والنون زائدة
A hibnaqa' man: short and stout, and the nūn is extra.
الذي لا يستقيم في قول، أو فعل، ولا يوثق به
One who is not upright in word or deed, and is not trustworthy.
امرأة هبنقعة: حمقاء في جلوسها وأمورها
A hibnaqa' woman: foolish in her sitting and her affairs.