Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

حَدِبٌ

Root: حدب

Full Definition

حَدِبٌ : see أَحْدَبُ.
2 Also Affectionate, favourable, or kind. You say, هُوَ حَدِبٌ عَلَى أَخِيهِ He is affectionate, &c., to his brother.

def.2 أَرْضٌ حَدِبَةٌ A land abounding with the plant called حَدَب.


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