شنغب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of height, length, and slenderness, often applied to branches, plants, or even animals and people. It can also extend to meanings of softness, weakness, or being unformed.

Derived headwords

الشَّنْغَبnoun

1.
upper branchesclassical
The upper parts of branches of a tree.
2.
tall (animal/person)classical
A tall individual among animals or humans.

الشَّنْغُوبnoun

1.
upper branchesclassical
The upper parts of branches of a tree, particularly tender ones.
2.
tender branchclassical
A tender, soft, and moist branch.
3.
long rootclassical
A long, slender root emerging from the ground.

الشَّنْغَابnoun

1.
long, thin rope/branchclassical
Something long and thin, such as a rope or a branch.
2.
weak, incapableclassical
Someone who is weak, feeble, and incapable.

شَنَغُوبname

1.
personal nameclassical
A name given to a man in the desert.

شُنْغُوبname

1.
personal nameclassical
A name given to a man in the desert.

Parallel reading

الشنغب والشنغوب: أعالي الأغصان

The shanaghab and the shanaghoob: the upper branches.

ترى الشرائع تطفو فوق ظاهره، ... مستحضرا، ناظرا نحو الشناغيب

You see the laws floating on its surface, ... recalling, looking towards the upper branches.

تقول للغصن الناعم: شنغوب وشغنوب

You say to the tender branch: shanaghoob and shaghanob.

ورأيت في البادية رجلا يسمى شنغوبا

And I saw in the desert a man named Shanaghoob.

فسألت غلاما من بني كليب عن معنى اسمه، فقال: الشنغوب الغصن الناعم الرطب

So I asked a young man from Banu Kilab about the meaning of his name, and he said: The shanaghoob is the tender, moist branch.

والشنغب: الطويل من جميع الحيوان

And the shanaghab: the tall one among all animals.

والشنغاب: الطويل الدقيق من الأرشية والأغصان ونحوها

And the shanaghab: the long, thin one of ropes and branches and the like.

والشنغاب: الرخو العاجز

And the shanaghab: the weak, incapable one.

والشنغوب: عرق طويل من الأرض، دقيق

And the shanaghoob: a long root from the ground, slender.