هِلْبَاجَةٌ
Root: هلبج
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هِلْبَاجَةٌ
Stupid; foolish; of little sense: or one unsurpassed in stupidity, foolishness, or paucity of sense: or heavy, dull, stupid, and of little use: or a heavy, or dull, man: as also هِلْبَاجٌ: Khalaf El-Ahmar says, I asked an Arab of the desert respecting the meaning of هلباجة, and he said, It means a stupid, or foolish, man, or one of little sense, bulky, or corpulent, impotent in speech or actions, and heavy, or dull, or doltish, a great eater, who who — who —, and he continued to add to his interpretation something each time; after which he said to me, desiring to depart, he is one who comprises every evil quality.
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