هباء

هباء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ه ب و‎ (h-b-w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.baːʔ/

Noun

هَبَاء • (habāʾ) m (plural أَهْبَاء‎ (ʾahbāʾ))

1. fine dust, particulate matter
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:4-6:

     ‏إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا فَكَانَتْ هَبَاءً مُّنْبَثًّا‎

     ʾiḏā rujjati l-ʾarḍu rajjan wabussati l-jibālu bassan fakānat habāʾan mmunbaṯṯan

     When the earth is shaken with convulsion / And the mountains are crushed, crumbling / And become dust dispersing

Declension

Declension of noun هَبَاء (habāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَبَاء habāʾ	الْهَبَاء‎ al-habāʾ	هَبَاء habāʾ
Nominative	هَبَاءٌ habāʾun	الْهَبَاءُ‎ al-habāʾu	هَبَاءُ habāʾu
Accusative	هَبَاءً habāʾan	الْهَبَاءَ‎ al-habāʾa	هَبَاءَ habāʾa
Genitive	هَبَاءٍ habāʾin	الْهَبَاءِ‎ al-habāʾi	هَبَاءِ habāʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَبَاءَيْن‎ habāʾayn	الْهَبَاءَيْن‎ al-habāʾayn	هَبَاءَيْ‎ habāʾay
Nominative	هَبَاءَانِ‎ habāʾāni	الْهَبَاءَانِ‎ al-habāʾāni	هَبَاءَا‎ habāʾā
Accusative	هَبَاءَيْنِ‎ habāʾayni	الْهَبَاءَيْنِ‎ al-habāʾayni	هَبَاءَيْ‎ habāʾay
Genitive	هَبَاءَيْنِ‎ habāʾayni	الْهَبَاءَيْنِ‎ al-habāʾayni	هَبَاءَيْ‎ habāʾay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَهْبَاء‎ ʾahbāʾ	الْأَهْبَاء‎ al-ʾahbāʾ	أَهْبَاء‎ ʾahbāʾ
Nominative	أَهْبَاءٌ‎ ʾahbāʾun	الْأَهْبَاءُ‎ al-ʾahbāʾu	أَهْبَاءُ‎ ʾahbāʾu
Accusative	أَهْبَاءً‎ ʾahbāʾan	الْأَهْبَاءَ‎ al-ʾahbāʾa	أَهْبَاءَ‎ ʾahbāʾa
Genitive	أَهْبَاءٍ‎ ʾahbāʾin	الْأَهْبَاءِ‎ al-ʾahbāʾi	أَهْبَاءِ‎ ʾahbāʾi