ذنب

ذِنَابَةٌ ذ : see ذَنَبٌ, in six places: ― -b2- and see مِذْنَبٌ, in two places. ― -b3- ذِنَابَةٌ الطَّرِيقِ (assumed tropical:) The point, or place, to which the way, or road, leads; syn. وَجْهُهُ. (IAar, M, K.) So in the saying of Abu-l-Jarráh, to a certain man, اـِنَّكَ لَمْ تَرْشَدْ ذِنَابَةَ الطَّرِيقِ [(assumed tropical:) Verily thou didst not follow a right course in respect of the point, or place, to which the way that thou tookest leads ]. (IAar, M.) -A2- Also (assumed tropical:) Relationship; nearness with respect to kindred; or near relationship. (K.)