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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe concepts related to foolishness, sinking, and specific geographical locations or water sources.

Derived headwords

الهبكةnoun

1.
foolishnessclassical
A state or quality of being foolish or stupid.
2.
sinking groundclassical
Ground that is soft and causes feet or hooves to sink into it.

هبكاتnoun

1.
water sourcesclassical
Specifically refers to water sources belonging to the tribe of Kalb.

انهبكتverb

1.
sankclassical
The ground sank with it (e.g., a person or animal), meaning it gave way or swallowed them.

الهبكة، كهمزة أهمله الجوهري، وصاحب اللسان، وقال الصاغاني: هو الأحمق.

Al-habakah, like hamzah, was neglected by Al-Jauhari and the author of Al-Lisan. Al-Saghani said: it means the foolish one.

والهبكة أيضا: الأرض التي تسوخ فيها القوائم.

And al-habakah also means: the ground into which the hooves sink.

وهبكات كلب: مياه لهم.

And Habakat Kalb: waters belonging to them (the tribe of Kalb).

وانهبكت به الأرض، أي: ساخت به

And the ground sank with him, meaning: it gave way beneath him.

كل ذلك في العباب والتكملة.

All of that is in Al-Abab and Al-Takmilah.