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جحنب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes something short and small, often referring to a person or a large pot. It can also denote a stout or stocky build.

Derived headwords

الجُحَنْبnoun
  1. 1.
    short and small personboth

    A person who is short and of small stature, sometimes implying a lack of quantity or size.

  2. 2.
    short personclassical

    Specifically refers to a person who is short, without the implication of being small in quantity.

  3. 3.
    stoutly built personclassical

    A person who is short and stocky or well-built.

الجُحَنْبnoun
  1. 1.
    large potclassical

    A large cooking pot, often described as great or immense.

الجُحَنْبَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    short womanclassical

    A woman who is short in stature. Although it appears as a five-letter word, it is considered to be of triliteral origin.

Parallel reading

الجحنب والجحنب كلاهما: القصير القليل
Al-juḥnab and al-juḥnub, both mean: the short and small one.
وقيل: هو القصير فقط من غير أن يقيد بالقلة.
And it was said: it is only the short one, without being restricted to smallness.
وقيل: هو القصير الملزز
And it was said: it is the short and stocky one.
وصاحب لي صمعري، جحنب، ... كالليث خناب، أشم، صقعب
And a companion of mine, agile, short and stocky... like a lion, stout, high-nosed, strong.
النضر: الجحنب القدر العظيمة.
An-Naḍr said: Al-juḥnub is the great pot.
ما زال بالهياط والمياط، ... حتى أتوا بجحنب قساط
He continued with clamor and commotion... until they brought a large, sturdy pot.
وذكر الأصمعي في الخماسي: الجحنبرة من النساء القصيرة
And Al-Aṣmaʿī mentioned in the five-letter words: Al-juḥnabarah is a short woman.
وهو ثلاثي الأصل ألحق بالخماسي لتكرار بعض حروفه.
And it is of triliteral origin, attached to the five-letter words due to the repetition of some of its letters.