حنب

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific type of curvature or bending, particularly in the limbs or spine of a horse, often considered a mark of strength or excellence. It can also refer to a general state of being bent or stooped, especially in older individuals.

Derived headwords

الحنبnoun

1.
curvature of forelegclassical
A slight bending or curvature in the foreleg of a horse, not an extreme crookedness, which is considered a sign of strength.
2.
wide-set legsclassical
The condition of having legs set wide apart, without being knock-kneed, which is a praiseworthy trait in a horse.
3.
bent legsclassical
A curvature or bending in the legs.
4.
bent ribsclassical
A curvature or bending in the ribs.
5.
bent spine and limbsclassical
A condition of the horse involving curvature and tension in the spine and limbs.

التحنيبnoun

1.
curvature of forelegclassical
A slight bending or curvature in the foreleg of a horse, not an extreme crookedness, which is considered a sign of strength.
2.
wide-set legsclassical
The condition of having legs set wide apart, without being knock-kneed, which is a praiseworthy trait in a horse.
3.
bent legsclassical
A curvature or bending in the legs.
4.
bent ribsclassical
A curvature or bending in the ribs.
5.
bent spine and limbsclassical
A condition of the horse involving curvature and tension in the spine and limbs.
6.
tension in legsclassical
A condition of tension in the legs of a horse.

المحنبadjective

1.
having wide-set legsclassical
A horse described as having legs set wide apart, a praiseworthy characteristic.
2.
having bent limbsclassical
A horse with bent or curved legs.
3.
having a bent spineclassical
A horse with a bent or curved spine.
4.
having bent ribsclassical
A horse with bent or curved ribs.

محنبadjective

1.
having wide-set legsclassical
A horse described as having legs set wide apart, a praiseworthy characteristic.
2.
having bent limbsclassical
A horse with bent or curved legs.
3.
having a bent spineclassical
A horse with a bent or curved spine.
4.
having bent ribsclassical
A horse with bent or curved ribs.

الحنباءadjective

1.
bent legsclassical
A horse with bent or crooked legs, considered a praiseworthy trait.
2.
bent limbsclassical
A horse with bent or crooked limbs.

تحنبverb

1.
to bend, to curveboth
To become bent or curved, to stoop.

محنبadjective

1.
stooped, bent overboth
An old man who is stooped or bent over due to age.

حنبهverb

1.
to bend, to curveboth
To cause something to bend or curve.
2.
to make stoopedclassical
To cause someone to become stooped or bent over, especially due to old age or infirmity.

حناهverb

1.
to bend, to curveboth
To cause something to bend or curve.
2.
to make stoopedclassical
To cause someone to become stooped or bent over, especially due to old age or infirmity.

Parallel reading

احديداب في وظيفي يدي الفرس، وليس ذلك بالاعوجاج الشديد، وهو مما يوصف صاحبه بالشدة

A curvature in the foreleg of a horse, not an extreme crookedness, which is considered a sign of strength.

التحنيب في الخيل: بعد ما بين الرجلين من غير فحج، وهو مدح، وهو المحنب

Al-tahneeb in horses: the space between the legs being wide apart without being knock-kneed, which is praise, and such a horse is called al-muhannab.

الحنب والتحنيب اعوجاج في الساقين

Al-hanab and al-tahneeb is a crookedness in the legs.

فرس محنب

A horse with bent legs.

فلأيا بلأي ما حملنا وليدنا، ... على ظهر محبوك السراة، محنب

And by any means we carried our child... on the back of a well-built steed, with bent legs.

وقيل: التحنيب اعوجاج في الضلوع

And it was said: Al-tahneeb is a crookedness in the ribs.

وقيل: التحنيب في الفرس انحناء وتوتير في الصلب واليدين، فإذا كان ذلك في الرجل، فهو التجنيب، بالجيم

And it was said: Al-tahneeb in a horse is a bending and tension in the spine and forelegs; if that is in the hind legs, it is al-tajneeb, with a jeem.

وكري، إذا نادى المضاف، محنبا، ... كسيد الغضى، نبهته، المتورد

And a swift runner, when called upon by a claimant, with bent legs... like the master of the thorny acacia, whom you roused, the reddish one.

والتحنيب في الخيل مما يوصف صاحبه بالشدة، وليس ذلك باعوجاج شديد.

And al-tahneeb in horses is something whose owner is described with strength, and it is not an extreme crookedness.

وقيل: التحنيب توتير في الرجلين.

And it was said: Al-tahneeb is tension in the hind legs.

المحنب من الخيل المعطف العظام.

Al-muhannab from horses is the one with strong, well-built bones.

الحنباء، عند الأصمعي: المعوجة الساقين في اليدين؛ قال، وهي عند ابن الأعرابي: في الرجلين؛ وقال في موضع آخر: الحنباء معوجة الساق، وهو مدح في الخيل.

Al-hanbaa', according to Al-Asma'i: crooked in the forelegs and hind legs; he said, and according to Ibn Al-A'rabi: in the hind legs; and he said in another place: Al-hanbaa' is crooked in the shank, which is praise in horses.

وتحنب فلان أى تقوس وانحنى.

And so-and-so bent over, meaning he became curved and stooped.

وشيخ محنب: منحن؛

And a stooped old man: bent over;

يظل نصبا، لريب الدهر، يقذفه ... قذف المحنب، بالآفات والسقم

He remains standing, by the vicissitudes of time, tossed about... like the tossing of the stooped one, with afflictions and sickness.

وحنبه الكبر وحناه إذا نكسه؛

And old age bent him and made him stooped if it weakened him;

ويقال: حنب فلان أزجا محكما أي بناه محكما فحناه.

And it is said: So-and-so built something firmly and then bent it.