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حَبْل
rope /ˈħabl/
nounB1#2050 most common
Also: cord, cable, line
Example sentences
هٰذَا حَبْلٌ طَوِيلٌ.
This is a long rope.
أَعْطِنِي الْحَبْلَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.
Give me the rope, please.
رَبَطَ الْقَارِبَ بِحَبْلٍ قَوِيٍّ.
He tied the boat with a strong rope.
تَسَلَّقَ الْجَبَلَ مُسْتَعِينًا بِحَبْلٍ مَتِينٍ.
He climbed the mountain using a sturdy rope.
كَادَ الْحَبْلُ يَنْقَطِعُ تَحْتَ ثِقَلِ الْحُمُولَةِ.
The rope nearly snapped under the weight of the load.
أَعْطَاهُ الْحَبْلَ عَلَى الْغَارِبِ فَفَعَلَ مَا شَاءَ.
He gave him free rein, so he did whatever he wanted.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَبْلٌ | حِبَالٌ |
| Genitive | حَبْلٍ | حِبَالٍ |
| Accusative | حَبْلاً | حِبَالاً |
| Vocative | يَا حَبْلُ | يَا حِبَالُ |
Word family
حِبَالropes (plural)
حِبَالَةsnare, net
حَبْل الوَرِيدjugular vein (idiom)
حَبَّلَto twist into a rope, to entangle
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ḥ-b-l, tied to the sense of binding and cording. It is well attested across the Semitic languages with the same meaning. Arabic keeps the base noun on the simple faʿl pattern.
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