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هنبع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a type of head covering or veil, with variations in size and style. It also extends to describe a specific gait or manner of walking.

Derived headwords

الهِنْبَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Head coveringclassical

    A type of head covering, similar to a veil or headscarf, worn by young women. It is described as having its front part sewn.

الهِنْبَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Small veilclassical

    Refers to a smaller version of the head covering mentioned above.

الخِنْبَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Large veilclassical

    Refers to a larger version of the head covering, which extends to cover the hands.

الهِنْبَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Short gaitclassical

    A manner of walking that is shorter than the 'hanbalah' (a specific gait), likened to the walk of a hyena or a limping person.

Parallel reading

الهنبع، كقنفذ، أهمله الجوهري وقال الليث سمعت عقبة بن رؤبة يقول: الهنبع شبه مقنعة للجواري يلبسنها، قد خيط مقدمها
Al-hinba', like qunfudh, was neglected by Al-Jauhari. Al-Layth said: I heard 'Uqbah bin Ru'bah say: Al-hinba' is a type of veil for young women to wear, its front part is sewn.
وقال الأزهري: الهنبع: ما صغر منها، والخنبع: ما اتسع منها حتى يبلغ اليدين ويغطيهما
And Al-Azharī said: Al-hinba' is what is small of it, and Al-khinba' is what is wide of it until it reaches and covers the hands.
والعرب تقول: ماله هنبع ولا خنبع.
And the Arabs say: He has neither hinba' nor khinba'.
وقال ابن عباد: الهنبعة: مشية دون الهنبلة: كمشية الضبع، أو الظالع.
And Ibn 'Abbad said: Al-hanba'ah is a gait less than Al-hanbalah: like the gait of a hyena, or a limper.