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هلبع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone who is greedy, particularly for food, and also refers to a physically large but ignoble person. It is suggested to be a blend of roots related to greed and eating.

Derived headwords

الهلابعnoun
  1. 1.
    ignoble, corpulent personclassical

    A person who is both ignoble (lowly, base) and corpulent (large-bodied).

  2. 2.
    greedy personclassical

    Someone who is excessively eager or desirous, especially for food.

علابطnoun
  1. 1.
    greedy personclassical

    A person who is intensely eager or desirous, particularly for food.

علابطnoun
  1. 1.
    greedy personclassical

    A person who is intensely eager or desirous, particularly for food.

هلبعnoun
  1. 1.
    greedy personclassical

    A person who is intensely eager or desirous, particularly for food.

هلابعnoun
  1. 1.
    greedy personclassical

    A person who is intensely eager or desirous, particularly for food.

هلبعadjective
  1. 1.
    greedy (wolf)classical

    Describing a wolf, indicating its characteristic greed or eagerness.

هلابعadjective
  1. 1.
    greedy (wolf)classical

    Describing a wolf, indicating its characteristic greed or eagerness.

Parallel reading

هو اللئيم الجسيم الكرزي
He is the ignoble, corpulent, and greedy one.
وقلت لا آتي زريقا طائعا عبد بني عائشة الهلابعا
And I said, 'I will not come to Zurayq willingly, the ignoble servant of the Banu A'ishah.'
الهلبع والهلابع، كعلبط وعلابط: الحريص
Al-Halba' and Al-Halabi', like 'Alabaṭ and 'Alabaṭ: the greedy one.
زاد ابن دريد: على الأكل
Ibn Duraid added: 'for food.'
وسمي الذئب هلبعا وهلابعا لحرصه
And the wolf was named Halba' and Halabi' due to its greed.
وهذا أشبه أن يكون منحوتا من: هلع وبلعض
And this is more likely to be coined from: halia' (greed) and bala'aḍa (to devour).
فالهلع: الحرص
For 'halia'' means greed.
والبلع: الأكل
And 'bala'' means eating.