قعنب

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes crookedness or deviation, particularly in the nose. It also extends to concepts of firmness, intensity, and specific physical postures or actions.

Derived headwords

القَعْنَبnoun

1.
crooked noseboth
A nose that is bent or crooked.
2.
firmness, intensityclassical
The quality of being firm, strong, or intense, applied to anything.

القَعْنَبَةnoun

1.
crookedness of noseboth
The state or condition of having a crooked nose.
2.
short womanclassical
A woman who is short in stature.

عُقَابٌ عَقْنَباةٌadjective

1.
fierce-taloned eagleclassical
An eagle characterized by its strong and sharp talons.

عُقَابٌ عَبْنَقاةٌadjective

1.
fierce-taloned eagleclassical
An eagle characterized by its strong and sharp talons.

عُقَابٌ وَقَعْنَباةٌadjective

1.
fierce-taloned eagleclassical
An eagle characterized by its strong and sharp talons.

عُقَابٌ وَبَعْنَقاةٌadjective

1.
fierce-taloned eagleclassical
An eagle characterized by its strong and sharp talons.

القَعْنَبadjective

1.
firm, strongclassical
Describing something as firm, strong, or intense.

قَعْنَبname

1.
male given nameclassical
A proper name for a man, specifically from the Banu Hanzalah tribe, with an added 'nun'.

اقْعَنْبَىverb

1.
to sit hunchedclassical
To sit in a hunched or crouched position, with hands on the ground.

Parallel reading

الأزهري: القعنب الأنف المعوج.

Al-Azhari: Al-Qanab is the crooked nose.

والقعنبة: اعوجاج في الأنف.

And Al-Qanabah is crookedness in the nose.

والقعنبة: المرأة القصيرة.

And Al-Qanabah is the short woman.

وعقاب عقنباة وعبنقاة وقعنباة وبعنقاة: حديدة المخالب؛

And 'uqab 'aqnabah, 'abnaqah, qa'nabah, and ba'naqah: are eagles with sharp talons;

وقيل: هي السريعة الخطف المنكرة؛

And it is said: they are the ones that snatch quickly and are formidable;

وقال ابن الأعرابي: كل ذلك على المبالغة، كما قالوا أسد أسد، وكلب كلب.

And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: all of that is for exaggeration, as they said 'asad 'asad (lion lion) and 'kalb 'kalb (dog dog).

والقعنب: الصلب الشديد من كل شيء.

And Al-Qanab: is the firm, intense of everything.

وقعنب: اسم رجل من بني حنظلة، بزيادة النون.

And Qa'nab: is the name of a man from Banu Hanzalah, with an added 'nun'.

وفي حديث عيسى بن عمر: أقبلت مجرمزا حتى اقعنبيت بين يدي الحسن.

And in the hadith of Isa bin Umar: I approached rapidly until I sat hunched before Al-Hasan.

اقعنبى الرجل إذا جعل يديه على الأرض، وقعد مستوفزا.

A man 'aq'anba' if he places his hands on the ground and sits in a hunched posture.