هَبَيَّخٌ
Root: هبخ
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هَبَيَّخٌ
, of the measure فَعَيَّلٌ, A boy, or young man: and هَبَيَّخَةٌ
a girl, or damsel: both in the dial. of Himyer.
2 Also, the former, A soft boy, or young man: or the former and latter, respectively, a soft, thin-skinned, and plump, boy or young man, and girl or damsel: or a plump and goodly young man, and woman: or the latter, a tall and great woman: [and hence, app., applied as an epithet, in the sense of long and large, to a woman's train, in the following verse, quoted by Az,]
3 Also, the latter, A damsel suckling, or that suckles.
4 Also, the former, A stupid, and flabby, or flaccid, man.
5 Also, a man in whom is no good.
6 Also, A great valley.
7 And A large river.
2 Also, the former, A soft boy, or young man: or the former and latter, respectively, a soft, thin-skinned, and plump, boy or young man, and girl or damsel: or a plump and goodly young man, and woman: or the latter, a tall and great woman: [and hence, app., applied as an epithet, in the sense of long and large, to a woman's train, in the following verse, quoted by Az,]
[The wind dragged over it a train of dusky colour, and abounding with dust, like as the bride drags her long and large train.]جَرَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الرِّيحُ ذَيْلًا أَنْبَخَا جَرَّ العَرُوسِ ذَيْلَهَا ٱلْهَبَيَّخَا
3 Also, the latter, A damsel suckling, or that suckles.
4 Also, the former, A stupid, and flabby, or flaccid, man.
5 Also, a man in whom is no good.
6 Also, A great valley.
7 And A large river.
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