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سنب

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of time, duration, and periods, often referring to long stretches of time. It also extends to negative character traits like bad temper and malice, and in a specialized context, to the swiftness and endurance of a horse.

Derived headwords

السُّنْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    time, ageclassical

    Refers to a long period of time, an era, or an age.

  2. 2.
    bad characterclassical

    Denotes bad disposition, ill temper, and a quickness to anger.

سُنْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    period of timeclassical

    A duration of time, a long spell.

سُنْبَتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    long periodclassical

    A long period of time, an epoch, often considered an augmentative form of 'سنبة'.

سَنَابِتnoun
  1. 1.
    periods of timeclassical

    Plural of 'سنبة', referring to multiple long periods or eras.

السُّنْبَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    bad characterclassical

    Refers to a bad disposition, ill temper, and a quickness to anger.

سَنُوبadjective
  1. 1.
    angryclassical

    Describes a person who is easily angered or temperamental.

  2. 2.
    lying, backbitingclassical

    Describes a person who is a liar and a slanderer.

السُّنْبَابnoun
  1. 1.
    man of much evilclassical

    Refers to a man who is full of malice and causes much trouble.

المُسَنِّبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    malice, ill-temperclassical

    Denotes malice, ill-temper, or a propensity for causing trouble.

السِّنْبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    anusclassical

    Refers to the anus.

سَنْبadjective
  1. 1.
    swift, fast-runningclassical

    Describes a horse that is fast and runs with great speed and endurance.

سُنُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    swift horsesclassical

    Plural of 'سنب', referring to horses that are fast and swift.

Parallel reading

وعشنا بذلك سنبة وسنبتة أي حقبة
And we lived by that for a سنبة and a سنبتة, meaning a long period.
فإنك تقول سنبة، وهذه التاء تثبت في التصغير، تقول سنيبتة
For you say سنبة, and this 'ta' remains in the diminutive, so you say سنيبتة.
ويقال: مضى سنب من الدهر، أو سنبة أي برهة
It is said: a سنب or a سنبة of time has passed, meaning a duration.
ماء الشباب عنفوان سنبته
The water of youth is the prime of its سنبة.
والسنبات والسنبة: سوء الخلق، وسرعة الغضب
And السنبات and السنبة mean bad character and quickness of anger.
من زوجة كثيرة السنبات
From a wife full of السنبات (bad character).
ورجل سنوب أي متغضب
And a man is سنوب, meaning temperamental.
والسنباب: الرجل الكثير الشر
And السنباب is the man of much evil.
والسنوب: الرجل الكذاب المغتاب
And السنوب is the lying, backbiting man.
ابن الأعرابي: السنباء الاست
Ibn al-A'rabi: السنباء is the anus.
وفرس سنب، بكسر النون، أي كثير الجري
And a horse is سنب, with a kasra on the 'nun', meaning fast-running.
والجمع سنوب
And the plural is سنوب.
فرس سنب إذا كان كثير العدو، جوادا
A horse is سنب if it is fast in running, a noble steed.