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جلنب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe something stout, solid, and well-built, particularly when referring to a female camel. It conveys a sense of robust physical presence and substantiality.

Derived headwords

جِلِنْبَاةadjective
  1. 1.
    stout, well-builtclassical

    Describing a female camel that is fat, solid, and robust in build.

Parallel reading

ناقة جلنباة: سمينة صلبة
A julanbāh camel: fat and solid.
كأن لم تجد بالوصل، يا هند، بيننا ... جلنباة أسفار، كجندلة الصمد
As if you found no connection, O Hind, between us... a stout traveler, like the stone of the firmament.