حبس

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ب س (ḥ-b-s). Cognate to Hebrew חָבַשׁ (to bind, tie).

Verb

حَبَسَ (ḥabasa) I, non-past يَحْبِسُ‎ (yaḥbisu)

  1. to imprison
  2. to hold back

Conjugation

Noun

حَبْس (ḥabs) m (plural حُبُوس (ḥubūs))

  1. verbal noun of حَبَسَ (ḥabasa) (form I)
  2. imprisonment, confinement
  3. retention
  4. prison, jail

Declension

References


Moroccan Arabic

Noun

حبس (ḥəbs) m

  1. prison
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