Arabic Word · Intermediate

حبير

variegated vestment (also figurative)

Pronunciation: /ħa.biːr/

Meaning

variegated vestment (also figurative)

Example

وما نزهت عيني على وشْي حبره / ولكنَّها قد نُزهَتْ في حبيره

My eye could not get clear of the variegation of [the writings’s] ink, but [its lines] looked clear in their mantle.

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