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قنب
Root entry · 1 derived lemma2 قنّب الزَّرْعُ ذ , (IDrd, S, O, K,) inf. n. تَقْنِيبٌ, (IDrd, S, K,) The seed-produce put forth the قُنَّابَة [or قُِنَاب i. e. the leaves enclosing the ears of corn ]; (K;) i. q. أَعْصَفَ [i. e. put forth its عَصْف, here meaning the leaves of the ears of corn ]. (IDrd, S, O.) -A2- قَنَّبُوا, (O, K,) inf. n. as above, (K,) They became a [ troop such as is termed ] مِقْنَب; as also ↓ أَقْنَبُوا; (O, K;) and so ↓ تَقَنَّبُوا. (A, O, K.) ― -b2- And قنّبوا is said to mean They journeyed, or travelled, far: (O:) [or] so ↓ اقنبوا: (T, TA:) and نحْوَ قَوْمٍ ↓ تقنّبوا They journeyed towards a people, or party. (JK.) -A3- See also 1.
Derived headwords
قنّب الزَّرْعُverb
- 1.
نحْوَ قَوْمٍ