كنب

Root entry · 41 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes thickness, coarseness, and callousing, particularly of the hands, feet, or skin due to hard work. It also extends to concepts of accumulation, fullness, and the growth of certain plants.

Derived headwords

كَنَبَverb

1.
to be thickboth
To become thick or coarse, referring to skin, hair, or other physical attributes.

يَكْنُبُverb

1.
to be thickboth
The present tense form of 'kanaba', indicating the state of being thick or coarse.

كُنُوبًاnoun

1.
thicknessclassical
The state or quality of being thick or coarse.

مُتَعَكِّسadjective

1.
coarse-hairedclassical
Describing hair that is thick, curly, and unkempt.
2.
contractedclassical
Anything that is contracted or shrunken.

كَانِبadjective

1.
accumulatedclassical
Stored or hoarded, especially referring to something kept in a bag or container.
2.
full of foodclassical
Filled or satiated with food.

أَكْنَبَverb

1.
to become thickboth
To become thick or coarse, similar to 'kanaba'.
2.
to accumulateclassical
To hoard or store something, like keeping provisions in a bag.
3.
to become roughboth
To become rough or hardened, especially the hands due to labor.
4.
to become severeclassical
To become severe or intense, referring to the stomach or a situation.
5.
to become restrainedclassical
To become restrained or held back, referring to the tongue.

الْكَنَبnoun

1.
thicknessboth
A thickness or coarseness that affects a person, hoof, hand, or foot.
2.
callusboth
A hardened or thickened area of skin, especially on the hands from work.
3.
a type of plantclassical
A thorny plant described as having white stems and growing in arid regions.

مُكْنِبَةadjective

1.
thickenedboth
Describing a hand that has become thick and hardened from labor.

مُكْنَبadjective

1.
thick-hoofedclassical
Describing a hoof that is thick and coarse.
2.
thick-footedclassical
Describing a foot or hoof that is thick and coarse.

الْكِنَابnoun

1.
spatheclassical
The spathe or flower stalk of a palm tree or similar plant.

الْكُنَيْبnoun

1.
a place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location.

كَنَبَ الشيءَverb

1.
to hoard itclassical
To store or accumulate something, keeping it for future use.

كَانِبadjective

1.
satiatedclassical
Full and satisfied, especially after eating a large meal.

الْكَنَبnoun

1.
dry woodclassical
The dry, brittle wood of a tree.

كُنَيْبnoun

1.
dry woodclassical
Diminutive form of 'kanab', referring to dry, brittle wood.

مُكْنَبnoun

1.
thick hoofclassical
A hoof that is thick and coarse.

خُفٌّ مَكْنَبadjective

1.
thick-hoofedclassical
A hoof that is thick and coarse.

أَكْنَبَ بَطْنُهُ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
his stomach became distendedclassical
His stomach became swollen or distended, often due to overeating.

أَكْنَبَ لِسَانُهُ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
his tongue became restrainedclassical
His tongue became hesitant or unable to speak freely.

الْكَنَبnoun

1.
a plantclassical
A specific type of thorny plant.

الْعَاسِيnoun

1.
spatheclassical
The spathe or flower stalk of a palm tree.

كَنَبَتْ يَدُهُverb

1.
his hand became callousedboth
His hand became thick and hardened due to labor.

أَكْنَبَتْ يَدُهُverb

1.
his hand became callousedboth
His hand became thick and hardened due to labor.

مَكْنَبَةadjective

1.
callousedboth
Describing a hand that has become thick and hardened from work.

أَكْنَبَ نُسُورُهُ وَأَكْنَبَاverb

1.
his eagles became rough and strongclassical
Referring to eagles becoming rough and strong, possibly in their feathers or build.

أَكْنَبَتْ يَدَاكَverb

1.
your hands have become callousedboth
Your hands have become thick and hardened from work.

الْكَنَبnoun

1.
callusboth
A callus on the hand, similar to a blister, formed from hard work.

مُكْنَبnoun

1.
thick hoofclassical
A thick and coarse hoof.

خُفٌّ مَكْنَبnoun

1.
thick hoofclassical
A hoof that is thick and coarse.

أَكْنَبَ عَلَيْهِ بَطْنُهُverb

1.
his stomach became distendedclassical
His stomach became swollen or distended.

أَكْنَبَ عَلَيْهِ لِسَانُهُverb

1.
his tongue became restrainedclassical
His tongue became hesitant or unable to speak.

كَنَبَverb

1.
to hoardclassical
To store or accumulate something.

كَانِبadjective

1.
full of foodclassical
Filled with food; satiated.

الْكِنَابnoun

1.
spatheclassical
The spathe of a palm tree.

الْعَاسِيnoun

1.
spatheclassical
The spathe of a palm tree.

الْكُنَيْبnoun

1.
dry woodclassical
Dry, brittle wood.

الْكَنَبnoun

1.
a plantclassical
A thorny plant.

الْكَنَبnoun

1.
a type of shrubclassical
A shrub resembling 'qataad', with white branches and thorns.

الْكَنَبnoun

1.
a plantclassical
A plant found in the region of Najd.

الْكَنَبnoun

1.
treesclassical
Trees, specifically mentioned in the context of being cut.

كُنَيْبnoun

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name.

Parallel reading

وأنت امرؤ جعد القفا متعكس، ... من الأقط الحولي شبعان كانب

And you are a man with a curly nape, coarse-haired, ... like a satiated, full 'kaanib' of aged cheese.

وكل شيء متقبض، فهو متعكس

And everything contracted is 'muta'akkis'.

وكانب كانز، يقال: كنب في جرابه شيئا إذا كنزه فيه

And 'kaanib' is one who hoards. It is said: 'He hoarded something in his bag' if he stored it therein.

والكنب: غلظ يعلو الرجل والخف والحافر واليد

And 'al-kanab' is thickness that covers a man, a hoof, a foot, and a hand.

وخص بعضهم به اليد إذا غلظت من العمل

And some specified it for the hand when it becomes thick from work.

كنبت يده وأكنبت، فهي مكنبة

His hand became calloused and 'aknabat', so it is 'maknabah'.

قد أكنبت يداك بعد لين، ... وبعد دهن البان والمضنون

Your hands have become calloused after softness, ... and after the application of 'al-ban' and 'al-madnun' oils.

قد أكنبت نسوره وأكنبا

His eagles became rough and strong.

رآه رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، وقد أكنبت يداه، فقال له: أكنبت يداك؛ فقال: أعالج بالمر والمسحاة؛ فأخذ بيده وقال: هذه لا تمسها النار أبدا

The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, saw him and his hands had become calloused, and said to him: 'Your hands have become calloused'; he replied: 'I treat with myrrh and the spade'; so he took his hand and said: 'This hand will never be touched by fire.'

أكنبت اليد إذا ثخنت وغلظ جلدها، وتعجر من معاناة الأشياء الشاقة

The hand becomes 'aknabat' if its skin thickens and coarsens, and becomes tough from enduring arduous tasks.

والكنب في اليد: مثل المجل، إذا صلبت من العمل

And 'al-kanab' in the hand is like a callus, when it hardens from work.

والمكنب: الغليظ من الحوافر

And 'al-maknab' is the thick one among the hooves.

وخف مكنب، بفتح النون: كمكنب، عن ابن الأعرابي

And a 'maknab' hoof, with a fatha on the noon: is like 'maknab', according to Ibn al-A'rabi.

وأكنب عليه بطنه: اشتد

And his stomach became distended ('aknab'): it became severe.

وأكنب عليه لسانه: احتبس

And his tongue became restrained ('aknab'): it became held back.

وكنب الشيء يكنبه كنبا: كنزه

And 'kanaba' a thing, 'yakanibuhu', 'kanban': means to hoard it.

والكانب: الممتلئ شبعا

And 'al-kaanib' is the one filled with satiety.

والكناب، بالكسر، والعاسي: الشمراخ

And 'al-kinab', with a kasra, and 'al-'asi': are the spathe.

والكنيب: اليبيس من الشجر

And 'al-kunayyib': is the dry wood of trees.

والكنب، بغير ياء، شبيه بقتادنا هذا، الذي ينبت عندنا، وقد يحصف عندنا بلحائه، ويفتل منه شرط باقية على الندى

And 'al-kanab', without a yaa, resembles this 'qataad' of ours, which grows with us, and its bark is used for tanning, and strips are twisted from it that remain on the dew.

فأراني شرسة متفرقة من نبات الشوك، بيضاء العيدان، كثيرة الشوك، لها في أطرافها براعيم، قد بدت من كل برعومة شوكات ثلاث

He showed me scattered, thorny plants, with white stems, abundant thorns, having buds at their tips, from each bud three thorns have emerged.

معاليات، على الأرياف، مسكنها ... أطراف نجد، بأرض الطلح والكنب

Elevated, in the cultivated lands, their dwelling ... is the outskirts of Najd, in the land of 'talh' and 'kanab'.

في خضد من الكراث والكنب

In a cutting of leeks and 'kanab'.

زيد بن بدر حاضر بعراعر، ... وعلى كنيب مالك بن حمار

Zayd bin Badr is present at 'Ara'ir, ... and at 'Kunayyib' of Malik bin Himar.