Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

حُبْسَةٌ

Root: حبس

Full Definition

حُبْسَةٌ a subst. from اِحْتِبَاسٌ [signifying A state of confinement, restriction, limitation, &c.]: you say, الصَّمْتُ حُبْسَةٌ [Speechlessness is a state of restriction].
2 [Hence,] A difficulty of utterance which prevents one's speaking distinctly; a difficulty of speech, and hesitation, when one desires to speak; a hesitation in speech.


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