ه ن ب ق

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of musical instrument, specifically a flute or pipe. It also extends to describe a passage or channel, possibly related to the flow of fluids or air.

Derived headwords

الهِنْبُوقَةnoun

1.
fluteboth
A wind instrument, typically a pipe, played by blowing across an opening.
2.
passageclassical
A channel or duct, specifically mentioned as the passage of the jugular vein.

الهِنْبُوقnoun

1.
fluteboth
A wind instrument, a pipe.

هَنَابِقnoun

1.
flutesboth
The plural of 'hinbūq', referring to multiple wind instruments.

هَنَابِيقnoun

1.
flutesboth
An alternative plural form for 'hinbūq', referring to multiple wind instruments.

الهِبْنُوقَةnoun

1.
fluteclassical
A wind instrument, a pipe. This form is noted as a possible misspelling or variant.

Parallel reading

الهنبوقة، بالضم: المزمار

Al-hinbūqah, with dammah: the flute.

وهو أيضا مجرى الودج

And it is also the passage of the jugular vein.

قال أبو مالك: الهنبوق: المزمار

Abu Malik said: Al-hinbūq: the flute.

والجمع هنابق

And the plural is hanābiq.

يرجع في حيزومه غير باغم ... يراعا من الأحشاء جوفا هنابقه

Returning in its belly, not making a sound... a pipe from the innards, a hollow flute.

أراد هنابيقه، فحذف الياء.

He intended 'hanābīqahu' (his flutes), and omitted the 'ya'.

وقد صحفه ابن عباد، فقال: هو الهبنوقة، بتقديم الموحدة على النون.

And Ibn 'Abbad mistranscribed it, saying: it is Al-hibnūqah, with the 'ba' preceding the 'nun'.