رنب

أَرْنَبَةٌ ذ The end, or tip, [i. e. the lower portion, or lobule, ] of the nose: (T, S, A, K:) this is [also] called أَرْنَبَةُ الأَنْفِ: (Mgh, Msb:) it is one of the parts that touch the ground in prostration [in prayer]: (TA:) pl. أَرَانِبُ. (T, A, TA.) You say, جَدَعَ أَرْنَبَتَهُ [lit. He cut off the end of his nose; ] meaning (assumed tropical:) he held him in mean estimation, or in contempt. (A, TA.) And وَجَدْتُهُمْ مُجَدَّعِى ↓ الأَرَانِبِ أَشَدَّ فَزَعًا مِنَ الأَرَانِبِ (assumed tropical:) [ I found them to be held in contempt, (lit. having the ends of their noses cut off, ) more fearful than hares ]. (A, TA.) -A2- See also أَرْنَبٌ.