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كرنب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of vegetable, specifically cabbage or a similar leafy green. It also extends to a mixture of dates and milk, and a term for a specific type of meat or dish.

Derived headwords

الكَرَنْبnoun
  1. 1.
    Cabbageboth

    A leafy green vegetable, identified as cabbage or a similar plant like chard.

الكُرْنِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    Dates with milkclassical

    A mixture of dates and milk.

  2. 2.
    Hunger-inducing foodclassical

    Food that causes hunger, also referred to as al-Kadīra.

الكُرْنَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Dates with milkclassical

    A mixture of dates and milk.

كرنبواverb
  1. 1.
    Serve foodclassical

    An imperative verb form meaning 'serve' or 'offer' food to guests, specifically referring to the mixture of dates and milk.

Parallel reading

الكرنب: بقلة؛ قال ابن سيده: الكرنب هذا الذي يقال له السلق، عن أبي حنيفة.
Al-Karnab: a vegetable; Ibn Sidah said: Al-Karnab is this which is called al-Sulaq, from Abu Hanifa.
التهذيب: الكرنيب والكرناب: التمر باللبن.
Al-Tahdhib: Al-Karnib and Al-Karnab: dates with milk.
ابن الأعرابي: الكرنيب المجيع، وهو الكديراء، يقال: كرنبوا لضيفكم، فإنه لتحان.
Ibn al-A'rabi: Al-Karnib is hunger-inducing, which is al-Kadīra. It is said: Serve your guests (Karnibu), for it is a delicacy.