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ح ن ب ق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes shortness or being stunted in stature. It is used to denote a short person, often with a negative or derogatory connotation.

Derived headwords

الحنبقnoun
  1. 1.
    Short personboth

    A person who is short in stature, often implying a stunted or undersized build.

حنبقاadjective
  1. 1.
    Shortclassical

    Describing someone as short or undersized.

Parallel reading

القصير
The short one
كجعفر
Like Ja'far (a name often associated with shortness or a specific type of build)
ألم تر أني إذ تختمت سيدا
Do you not see that when I took leadership
أبنتك تيسا من مزينة حنبقا
I showed you a ram from Muzaynah, short/stunted
أورده الصاغاني في ح ب ق
Al-Saghani mentioned it under the root H-B-Q.