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ح ب ت ل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something small, lean, or lacking in flesh. It is primarily used as an adjective to denote a small or thin body.

Derived headwords

الحبتلnoun
  1. 1.
    lean personboth

    A person who is lean, small in body, or has little flesh.

جعفرname
  1. 1.
    name of a manboth

    A proper name, used here as an example of a pattern for the word 'الحبتل'.

علابطname
  1. 1.
    name of a manboth

    A proper name, used here as an example of a pattern for the word 'الحبتل'.

Parallel reading

الحبتل، كجعفر وعلابط أهمله الجوهري
Al-Habtal, like Ja'far and 'Alābaṭ, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن سيده: هو القليل اللحم أو الصغير الجسم وهذا عن ابن دريد.
And Ibn Sidah said: It is the one with little flesh or small in body, and this is from Ibn Duraid.
ونص المحكم: القليل الجسم.
And Al-Muḥkam states: Small in body.