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زءنب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to containers, specifically referring to bottles or flasks. It is also associated with feelings of animosity and rivalry between people.

Derived headwords

الزآنبnoun
  1. 1.
    bottles, flasksclassical

    A term for vessels, specifically referring to bottles or flasks. It is mentioned that this word has no singular form.

Parallel reading

الزآنب: القوارير، عن ابن الأعرابي
Al-Zaanib: The bottles, according to Ibn al-A'rabi.
ونحن بنو عم على ذاك، بيننا ... زآنب، فيها بغضة وتنافس
And we are paternal cousins on that account, between us... bottles (or animosity), in which there is hatred and rivalry.
ولا واحد لها
And it has no singular form.