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Form 1حَطَبَ10 senses · 4 main
muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُmaṣdarحَطْبٌ

Core sense — he collected firewood; he calumniated him; he aided himgenerated

1.1he collected firewood—حَطَب

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he collected firewood—احتطب
he collected firewood—حَطَبَ الحَطَبَ

This form has the same muḍāriʿ and maṣdar.

he collected firewood—احتطب
1.1.1figurative · مجازhe aided, or assisted, him—حَطَبَ فِى حَبْلِهِ
he aided, or assisted, them—فى حَبْلِهِمْ
you aid him, and incline to his desire—إِنَّكَ تَحْطِبُ فِى حَبْلِهِ وَ تَمِيلُ إِلَى هَوَاهُ

on this sense Literally, he collected firewood in his, or their, rope.

1.1.2figurative · مجازhe brought wealth, or property, to him—حَطَبَ عَلَيْهِ بِخَيْرٍ

خير here means wealth, or property.

1.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredsuch a one incites, or instigates, others against such a one—فُلَانٌ يَحْطِبُ عَلَى فُلَانٍ
1.1.4figurative · مجازhe calumniated him, or slandered him—حَطَبَ بِهِ

[See حَطَبٌ below.]

1.2he collected firewood for him, or brought firewood to him—حَطَبَهُ

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he collected firewood for him, or brought firewood to him—احتطب لَهُ
such a one collects firewood for his companions, and gives them to drink—فُلَانٌ يَحْطِبُ رُفَقَآءَهُ وَ يَسْقِيهِمْ
1.2.1

Also: he collected a thing for him as firewood.

1.2.2figurative · مجازthey cut off the dry parts of their grapevine—حَطَبُوا كَرْمَهُمْ

and apparently also حِطَابٌ, which see below, though that may be a simple noun.

حَطَب: the dry portions of the vine, of no use except for fire.

1.3it abounded with firewood—حَطَبَ
it abounded with firewood—احطب

on this sense Said of a place, or of a man.

1.4he was, or became, lean, or meagre—حَطُبَ
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, (S, A, K,) aor. حَطِبَ , (K,) inf. n. حَطْبٌ , (TA,) He collected حَطَب , (S, A, K,) i. e. firewood; (A, K;) as also احتطب : (S, A, K:) [and] so حَطَبَ الحَطَبَ , (Mgh, Msb,) aor. and inf. n. as above; and احتطب . (Msb.) [Hence,] حَطَبَ فِى حَبْلِهِ , (A,) or فى حَبْلِهِمْ , (K,) [lit. He collected firewood in his, or their, rope; meaning] he aided, or assisted, (A, K,) him, (A,) or them. (K.) One says, إِنَّكَ تَحْطِبُ فِى حَبْلِهِ وَ تَمِيلُ إِلَى هَوَاهُ [Verily thou aidest him, and inclinest to his desire]. (A, TA.) And حَطَبَ عَلَيْهِ بِخَيْرٍ (A, Mgh) He brought to him خير , (Mgh,) meaning wealth, or property. (A.) And فُلَانٌ يَحْطِبُ عَلَى فُلَانٍ Such a one incites, urges, or instigates, [others] against such a one. (Har p. 209.) And حَطَبَ بِهِ He calumniated him, or slandered him. (A, Mgh, Msb, K. [See حَطَبٌ , below.]) حَطَبَهُ , (S, K,) aor. حَطِبَ , (TA,) He collected firewood for him: (K:) or he brought firewood to him: (S, K:) as also احتطب لَهُ . (TA.) You say, فُلَانٌ يَحْطِبُ رُفَقَآءَهُ وَ يَسْقِيهِمْ [Such a one collects firewood for, or brings firewood to, his companions, and gives them to drink]. (A, TA.) Also He collected for him a thing as firewood. (TA.) حَطَبُوا كَرْمَهُمْ , inf. n. حَطْبٌ , [and app. also حِطَابٌ , which see below, or this may be a simple subst.,] They cut off the حَطَب of their grapevine; (A;) i. e. the dry portions thereof, that were of no use but for fire. (Mgh.) حَطَبَ and احطب It, (a place, K,) or he, (a man, TA,) abounded with firewood. (K, * TA.) حَطُبَ He was, or became, lean, or meagre. (A.)
Form 4احطب2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he collected firewood; it reached the time for its pruninggenerated

4.1

See Form 1.

4.1.1figurative · مجازit reached the time for its prunings to be cut off—استحطب

Said of a grapevine: it reached the time for its حَطَب [q. v.] to be cut off from it; or the time of bearing grapes and of cutting off what needed to be cut off.

Or this variant means: it needed its upper, or uppermost, portions cut off, or some of those portions.

Show Lane's original text
: see 1. Also It (a grape-vine) attained to the time for having its حَطَب [q. v.] cut off from it: (S:) or attained to the time of bearing grapes and for the cutting off of what required to be cut off; as also استحطب : (A:) or the latter, it required to have its upper, or uppermost, portions cut off, (K,) or somewhat of those portions. (TA.)
Form 8احتطب4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he collected firewood; it tore up the trees by the rootsgenerated

8.1

See Form 1, in three places.

8.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Said of rain: it tore up the roots, or stems, of the trees [as though it made firewood of them].

8.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

Said of a camel: he fed upon the small and dry parts of the branches.

A camel does this only because of soundness, and of surpassing strength.

8.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredsame as احتقب—احتطب عَلَيْهِ فِى الأَمْرِ

[Apparently meaning: he took a burden, or a responsibility, upon himself in the affair; as though he bound it like a bundle of firewood on his back.]

Show Lane's original text
: see 1, in three places. Also It (rain) tore up the roots, or stems, of the trees [as though it made firewood of them]. (K.) He (a camel, TA) fed upon the small and dry parts of the branches. (K, TA.) This a camel does only by reason of soundness, and of surpassing strength. (TA.) احتطب عَلَيْهِ فِى الأَمْرِ i. q. احتقب [app. meaning He took upon himself a burden, or a responsibility, in the affair; as though he bound it like a bundle of firewood upon his back]. (K.)
Form 10إِسْتَحْطَبَ1 sense

Core sense — it reached the time for its prunings to be cut offgenerated

10.1

See Form 4.

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see 4.

Derived nouns 11

Nounحَطَبٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — firewood; calumny, or slander; the prunings of a grapevinegenerated

1

Firewood; the portions of trees that are prepared for fuel. Plural: أَحْطَابٌ.

1.1figurative · مجازhe goes about with calumny, or slander, among the people—يَحْمِلُ الحَطَبَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ

Hence: calumny, or slander — because enmity is kindled with it as fire is kindled with حَطَب [properly so called]; also called الحَطَبُ الرَّطْبُ.

It is said to have this meaning in the Qur'ān 111:4; or to mean thorns, which the woman spoken of there is related to have been in the habit of throwing in the way of Mohammad.

Lane cites “Kur cxi. 4” — Flügel numbering, not yet mapped
1.2figurative · مجازthe dry portions of a grapevine that are of no use but for fire—حِطَابٌ

Also: the prunings of a grapevine.

1.3

ISh explains this word as meaning the prunings that are cut off each year from the upper, or uppermost, portions of a grapevine.

Qur’ānic occurrences حَطَب
72:15
وَأَمَّا ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ فَكَانُوا۟ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبًا

'But those who swerve,- they are (but) fuel for Hell-fire'-

111:4
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ

His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - As fuel!-

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

Show Lane's original text
Firewood; the portions of trees that are prepared for fuel: (M, A, K:) pl. أَحْطَابٌ . (Msb.) And hence, because enmity is kindled with it like as fire is with حَطَب [properly so called], (Har p. 209,) Calumny, or slander; (A, Mgh, TA;) also termed الحَطَبُ الرَّطْبُ . (TA.) The former is said to have this meaning in the Kur cxi. 4: (Mgh, TA:) or to mean thorns, which the woman there spoken of is related to have been in the habit of throwing in the way of Mohammad. (TA.) You say, يَحْمِلُ الحَطَبَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ , meaning He goes about with calumny, or slander, among, or between, the people. (A.) Also The prunings of a grape-vine; (S, * A;) and so حِطَابٌ : (A:) the dry portions of a grape-vine that are of no use but for fire: (Mgh:) the latter is explained by ISh as meaning the prunings that are cut off each year from the upper, or uppermost, portions of a grape-vine. (TA.)
Nounحَطِبٌ1 sense

Core sense — very lean, or meagre; unluckygenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferredvery lean, or meagre—أَحْطَبُ

Applied to a man, [and apparently to cattle,] very lean, or meagre.

Or it means unlucky, or unfortunate; synonym مَشْؤُومٌ. In some copies of the K, مَوْسُومٌ. Its feminine is حَطْبَآءُ.

Show Lane's original text
, applied to a man, (S,) [and app. to cattle, (see خَشَبٌ ,)] Very lean or meagre; as also أَحْطَبُ : (S, K:) or the latter means unlucky, or unfortunate; syn. مَشْؤُومٌ ; (K;) in some copies of the K مَوْسُومٌ ; (TA;) and its fem. is حَطْبَآءُ . (K.)
Nounحِطَابٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the pruning of a grapevine down to where the sap runsgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

[Apparently a maṣdar; see Form 1.] The pruning of a grapevine until reaching the part in which the sap runs.

1.1

See also حَطَبٌ, in two places.

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[app. an inf. n., see 1,] The pruning of a grape-vine until reaching the part in which the sap runs. (K.) See also حَطَبٌ , in two places.
Nounحَطِيبٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place, or land, abounding with firewoodgenerated

1

A place, or land, abounding with firewood; feminine with ة.

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, (S, Msb, K,) fem. with ة , (K,) A place, (S, Msb, K,) or land, (K,) abounding with firewood. (S, * Msb, K.)
Nounحَطُوبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a handful, or bundle, of firewoodgenerated

1

A handful, or bundle, of firewood.

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A handful, or bundle, of firewood. (K, * TA.)
Nounحَطَّابٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a collector of firewood; a camel that feeds on small dry twigsgenerated

1

See حَاطِبٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also: a camel that feeds upon the small and dry parts of branches; feminine with ة. [See Form 8.]

Show Lane's original text
: see حَاطِبٌ . Also A camel that feeds upon the small and dry parts of branches: (K, TA:) fem. with ة . (TA.) [See 8.]
Nounحَاطِبٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a collector of firewoodgenerated

1a collector of firewood, but in an intensive sense—حَطَّابٌ
a company of collectors of firewood—حَطَّابَةٌ
female slaves who collect firewood—إِمَآءٌ حَوَاطِبُ

A collector of firewood.

Or it means one who collects and sells firewood.

This is the plural of حَاطِبَةٌ.

1.1figurative · مجازhe is one who confuses in his speech and in his affair—هُوَ حَاطِبُ لَيْلٍ

Or: one who speaks what is bad and what is good — like a man who collects firewood by night, who does not see what he collects in his rope, so he collects bad and good.

Az says that one who acts unjustly towards himself is likened to a collector of wood by night, because such a man may chance to put his hand upon a viper and be bitten by it; and so is one who does not restrain his tongue but censures others, by doing which a man sometimes brings about his own death.

A 'Obeyd gives the proverb المِكْثَارُ حَاطِبُ لَيْلٍ — the talkative man is like a collector of firewood by night.

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A collector of firewood: (Msb, TA:) and so حَطَّابٌ , (A, Msb,) but in an intensive sense: (Msb:) or the latter, one who collects and sells firewood: (TA:) and حَطَّابَةٌ a company of collectors of firewood: (S, Mgh:) and إِمَآءٌ حَوَاطِبُ [pl. of حَاطِبَةٌ ] female slaves who collect firewood. (A, TA.) [Hence,] هُوَ حَاطِبُ لَيْلٍ He is one who confuses in his speech, (A, K,) and in his affair: (TA:) or one who speaks what is bad and what is good: (S, TA:) like him who collects firewood by night; (TA;) for this person sees not what he collects in his rope, (S, TA,) so he collects bad and good. (TA.) Az says, one who acts unjustly towards himself is likened to a collector of wood by night, because the latter may chance to put his hand upon a viper, and be bitten by it: and so is one who does not restrain his tongue, but censures others; by doing which a man sometimes occasions his own death. (TA.) It is said in a prov., المِكْثَارُ حَاطِبُ لَيْلٍ The loquacious is [like] a collector of firewood by night. (A 'Obeyd, TA.)
Nounأَحْطَبُ1 sense

Core sense — very lean, or meagregenerated

1

See حَطِبٌ.

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: see حَطِبٌ .
Nounمِحْطَبٌ1 sense

Core sense — a pruning-knifegenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

A pruning-knife.

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A pruning-knife. (K, TA.)
Nounمُحَاطِبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a she-camel that eats dry thornsgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

A she-camel that eats dry thorns.

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A she-camel that eats dry thorns. (S, K.)
Nounمُحْتَطِبٌ1 sense

Core sense — a small creeping thing with bits of wood clinging to itgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

A small creeping thing that goes along on the ground with pieces of wood, or stick, clinging to it.

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A small creeping thing that goes along upon the ground with pieces of wood, or stick, clinging to it. (Ham p. 207.)