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زرنب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to fragrant plants and substances, often associated with pleasant scents. It also extends to describe specific anatomical parts and a type of meat.

Derived headwords

الزَّرْنَبnoun
  1. 1.
    fragrant plantboth

    A type of plant known for its pleasant fragrance.

  2. 2.
    perfume/fragranceboth

    A type of perfume or a pleasant scent.

  3. 3.
    saffronclassical

    Saffron, a spice known for its color and aroma.

  4. 4.
    woman's vulvaclassical

    The vulva of a woman.

  5. 5.
    enlarged vulvaclassical

    The vulva of a woman, specifically when it is large.

  6. 6.
    outer part of vulvaclassical

    The external part of the vulva.

زَرْنَبnoun
  1. 1.
    fragrant plantboth

    A type of plant known for its pleasant fragrance.

  2. 2.
    perfume/fragranceboth

    A type of perfume or a pleasant scent.

  3. 3.
    saffronclassical

    Saffron, a spice known for its color and aroma.

  4. 4.
    woman's vulvaclassical

    The vulva of a woman.

  5. 5.
    enlarged vulvaclassical

    The vulva of a woman, specifically when it is large.

  6. 6.
    outer part of vulvaclassical

    The external part of the vulva.

زَرْنَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    meat behind the 'kīnah'classical

    A piece of meat located behind the 'kīnah' (a fleshy part inside the 'zardān').

Parallel reading

الزَّرْنَب: ضَرْبٌ مِنْ نَبَاتٍ طَيِّبُ الرَّائِحَةِ
Al-zarnab: a type of plant with a pleasant fragrance.
وَقِيلَ: الزَّرْنَبُ ضَرْبٌ مِنْ الطِّيبِ
And it was said: Al-zarnab is a type of perfume.
وَقِيلَ: هُوَ شَجَرٌ طَيِّبُ الرِّيحِ
And it was said: it is a tree with a pleasant smell.
المَسُّ مَسُّ أَرْنَبٍ وَالرِّيحُ رِيحُ زَرْنَبٍ
The touch is like the touch of a rabbit, and the scent is the scent of zarnab.
هُوَ الزَّعْفَرَانُ
It is saffron.
وَيَجُوزُ أَنْ يُعْنَى طِيبُ رَائِحَتِهِ
And it may mean its pleasant smell.
وَيَجُوزُ أَنْ يُعْنَى طِيبُ ثَنَائِهِ فِي النَّاسِ
And it may mean the pleasantness of his praise among people.
كَأَنَّمَا ذُرَّ عَلَيْهِ الزَّرْنَبُ
As if zarnab had been sprinkled on it.
وَالزَّرْنَبُ: فَرْجُ المَرْأَةِ
And al-zarnab: the woman's vulva.
وَقِيلَ: هُوَ فَرْجُهَا إِذَا عَظُمَ
And it was said: it is her vulva when it is large.
وَهُوَ أَيْضًا ظَاهِرُهُ
And it is also its exterior.
الكِينَةُ لَحْمَةٌ دَاخِلَ الزَّرْدَانِ، وَالزَّرْنَبَةُ، خَلْفَهَا، لَحْمَةٌ أُخْرَى
The kīnah is a fleshy part inside the zardān, and the zarnabah, behind it, is another fleshy part.