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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a person characterized by foolishness, weakness, and a lack of intelligence. It can also extend to describe someone who is lazy or a spreader of gossip.

Derived headwords

الهبنكnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    A person who is foolish and weak, or characterized by excessive foolishness.

الهبنكnoun
  1. 1.
    gossip spreaderclassical

    One who walks around spreading gossip and malicious talk.

الهبنكةnoun
  1. 1.
    lazinessclassical

    A state of being lazy or slothful.

Parallel reading

الهبنك، كعملس أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن دريد: هو الأحمق الضعيف
Al-habanak, like 'amalasa, was neglected by Al-Jawhari. Ibn Duraid said: he is the foolish, the weak.
وقال غيره: هو الكثير الحمق
Others said: he is the one with much foolishness.
وقال آخر: هو الأحمق، فلم يقيده بقلة ولا بكثرة.
Another said: he is the fool, without specifying whether little or much.
والهبنك: الماشي بالنميمة
And al-habanak: the one who walks with gossip.
وقال الفراء: الهبنكة: الكسلان
Al-Farra' said: al-habankah: the lazy one.