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Lam-ha-Ba
To blaze fiercely/intensely, inflame, burn with anger, Ardour of fire, flame, fiery tempered person, abu lahab - father of flame.
A gap/space between two mountains, a cleft/fissure in a mountain.
Nickname of the Holy Prophet's uncle, whose real name was Abdul Uzza.
[[This is a traditional understanding may conflict with 49:11. Does 'abu lahab' describe a specific person or a personality archetype/model?]]
lahab
n.
111:1
تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَب ٍ وَتَبَّ
Tabbat Yadā 'Abī Lahabin Wa Tabba
Condemned are the hands of the fire maker; condemned.
77:31
لاَ ظَلِيل ٍ وَلاَ يُغْنِي مِنَ اللَّهَبِ
Lā žalīlin Wa Lā Yughnī Mina Al-Lahabi
Neither does it shade, nor does it avail from the flames.
111:3
سَيَصْلَى نَارا ً ذَاتَ لَهَب ٍ
Sayaşlá Nārāan Dhāta Lahabin
He will be sent to a flaming fire.
Hans Wehr
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