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ه ز ب ل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of extreme poverty, destitution, and the state of having nothing. It also extends to describing something as insignificant, trivial, or utterly lacking.

Derived headwords

هَزْبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be extremely poorclassical

    To become destitute, experiencing severe and utter poverty.

هَزْبَلِيلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    nothingclassical

    A thing, especially used in a negative context to mean absolutely nothing or a complete absence of anything.

  2. 2.
    insignificant thingclassical

    Something trivial, meager, or of little value.

هَزْبَلِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    insignificant thingclassical

    Something trivial, meager, or of little value.

Parallel reading

هزبل الرجل: افتقر فقرا مدقعا
The man was extremely poor: he became destitute.
وما فيه أي في النحي هزبليلة
And there is not in the waterskin, meaning in the waterskin, anything.
لا يتكلم به إلا في الجحد
It is not spoken except in denial.
هزبيلة: إذا لم يكن فيه شيء
Hizbila: if there is nothing in it.
الهزبليل: الشيء التافه اليسير
Al-hizlil: the trivial, meager thing.