Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

حَصَبَهُ, (Ṣ, A, Mṣb, Ḳ,) aor. ـِ {يَحْصِبُ} (Ṣ, A, Mṣb) and ـُ {يَحْصُبُ}, (Mṣb,) inf. n. حَصْبٌ, (Mṣb, TA,) He threw at him, or pelted him with, pebbles, (Ṣ, A,* Ḳ,) or small pebbles. (Mṣb.) And hence, in a general sense, He pelted him. (Ḥar p. 234.) And حَصَبَتِ الرِّيحُ بِالحَصْبَآءِ [The wind cast, or drove along, or tore up, the pebbles, or small pebbles]. (A.)

Also, (A,) orحصّبهُ↓, inf. n. تَحْصِيبٌ, (Ṣ,) or both, (Mṣb, Ḳ,) but the latter has an intensive signification, (Mṣb,) He spread pebbles in it, (A, Ḳ,) namely, a mosque, (A,) or a place; (Ḳ;) he strewed it, namely, a mosque, (Ṣ, Mṣb,), &c., (Mṣb,) with pebbles, (Ṣ,) or with small pebbles. (Mṣb.)

حَصَبَ بِهِ النَّارَ He threw it (anything) into the fire. (AO, Ṣ.)

حَصَبَ النَّارَ He threw حَصَب [or firewood,, &c.,] into the fire. (A.) [Also,] inf. n. as above, He kindled the fire, or made it to blaze or flame, with حَصَب. (TA.)

حَصَبُوا عَنْهُ ‡ They hastened from him, or it, in flight. (A, TA.)

حَصَبَ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِ † He turned away from his companion; as alsoاحصب↓. (Ḳ.)

حَصَبَ فِى الأَرْضِ † i. q. ذَهَبَ فِيهَا [which has two meanings: he went away in, or into, the country, or land: and he discharged his excrement: the former seems to be here meant]. (Ṣ.)

حُصِبَ; (Ḳ; [in a copy of the A حَصُبَ, but this is probably a mistranscription, as appears to be indicated by its being there added that the part. n. is مَحْصُوبٌ;]) and حَصِبَ, aor. ـَ {يَحْصَبُ}, (Ḳ,) inf. n. حَصَبٌ, (KL,) or حَصَبٌ; (TḲ, and indicated in the Ḳ;) [and app.حُصِّبَ↓ also; (see مَحْصُوبٌ;)] He broke forth with حَصْبَة [i. e. measles, or spotted fever]. (Ḳ, KL.) The second of these verbs signifies as above, said of a person's skin. (Ṣ.)

حصّبهُ: see 1.

Also حصّب, (T, TA,) inf. n. تَحْصِيبٌ, (T, Mgh, Ḳ,) He (a pilgrim) slept [or stopped to sleep] in El-Mohassab (المُحَصَّب↓), (T, Mgh,* Ḳ,) which is the name of the way between the mountains opening upon the part called الأَبْطَحُ, (T, Ḳ,) between Mekkeh and Minè, (T, Mṣb,) so called from the pebbles in it, (T, TA,) and also called الحَصْبَآءُ↓, (Mṣb,) for an hour, or a short time, (سَاعَة,) of the night, (T, Mgh, Ḳ,) in returning from Minè to Mekkeh: (T, Mgh,* TA:) this was formerly done in imitation of Moḥammad; but it is said to be voluntary; not obligatory. (T, TA.) Also He slept at that place after going forth from Mekkeh. (TA.) المُحَصَّبُ↓ is also the name of the place where the pebbles are cast in Minè; (Aṣ, Ṣ, A, Mgh, Mṣb, Ḳ;) also called حِصَابٌ↓. (TA.)

حُصِّبَ: see 1.

احصب, (Ṣ, A, Ḳ,) inf. n. إِحْصَابٌ, (TA,) He (a horse, Ṣ, A, or other beast, &c., TA) struck up the pebbles in his running. (Ṣ, A, Ḳ.)

See also 1.

تحاصبوا They pelted one another with pebbles. (A, Ḳ.)

حَصَبٌ Stones; as alsoحَصْبَةٌ↓, n. un. حَصَبَةٌ↓, which is extr. [as n. un. of حَصْبَةٌ, but not of حَصَبٌ]. (Ḳ.)

A stone that is thrown; like نَفَضٌ in the sense of مَنْفُوضٌ. (TA.)

Firewood, (Ḳ,) in a general sense; (TA;) in the dial. of El-Yemen: (Fr, TA:) or what is thrown into a fire, (AʼObeyd, Ṣ, Ḳ,) of firewood and of other things; (TA;) in the dial. of Nejd: (Fr, TA:) or firewood prepared for fuel: (Mṣb:) or firewood with which a fire is lighted; firewood not being so called until it is thus used. (Ḳ.) حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ, in the Ḳur [xxi. 98], signifies, in the Abyssinian language, accord. to ʼIkrimeh, The firewood [or fuel] of Hell. (TA.)

حَصِبٌ [Pebbly]. You say أَرْضٌ حَصِبَةٌ andمَحْصَبَةٌ↓ (T, Ṣ, A, Ḳ) A land containing, (T, Ṣ,) or abounding with, (A, Ḳ,) pebbles. (T, Ṣ, A, Ḳ.) Andمَكَانٌ حَاصِبٌ↓ A place containing pebbles. (TA.)

See also حَاصِبٌ.

حَصْبَةٌ [A single throwing of pebbles].

[Hence, app., because immediately following the day of the last throwing of pebbles in the Valley of Minè,] لَيْلَةُ الحَصْبَةِ The night [next] after the days called أَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ [which are the 11th and 12th and 13th of Dhu-l-Hijjeh]. (Ḳ.)

See also حَصَبٌ.

Also, (Ṣ, A, Mṣb, Ḳ,) andحَصِبَةٌ↓, (Ṣ, Mṣb, Ḳ,) and (sometimes, Ṣ) حَصَبَةٌ↓, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) [Measles, or spotted fever;] a certain cutaneous eruption: (Ṣ, A, Mṣb, Ḳ:) by some, [contr. to general authority,] said to be small-pox. (Mṣb.)

حَصْبَآءُ Pebbles: (Ṣ, A, Ḳ:) or small pebbles: (Mṣb:) accord. to Sb, a quasi-pl. n.: (TA:) sing. حَصَبَةٌ↓. (Ḳ.)

See also 2.

حَاصِبٌ [A thrower, or pelter, of stones]. You say, هُوَ حَاصِبٌ لَيْسَ بِصَاحِبٍ [He is a pelter of stones (app. meaning a calumniator): he is not a friend]. (A, TA.) [Hence also,] حَاصِبٌ, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) or رِيحٌ حَاصِبٌ, (A,) A violent wind that raises the pebbles; (Ṣ, A;*) as alsoحَصِبَةٌ↓: (Ṣ:) or a wind that bears along the dust (Ḳ, TA) and pebbles: (TA:) and a wind casting down pebbles from the sky: or a wind that tears up the pebbles. (TA. [See the Ḳur liv. 34, &c.])

And hence, † A punishment from God. (TA.)

Dust containing pebbles. (IAạr, TA.) See also حَصِبٌ.

Clouds (سَحَابٌ) casting down snow and hail: (Ḳ:) or clouds (سحاب), because of their casting down snow and hail. (TA.)

Pebbles [borne] in the wind. (ISh, TA.) You say, كَانَ يَوْمُنَا ذَا حَاصِبٍ [Our day was one in which pebbles were blown about by the wind]. (TA.)

Small particles of snow and hail scattered about. (Ḳ.)

A large number of men on foot. (Az, TA.)

مَحْصُوبٌ Affected with the cutaneous eruption termed حَصْبَة [i. e. measles, or spotted fever]; (A, Ḳ;) as alsoمُحَصَّبٌ↓ (TA.)