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كنبت

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a person who is withdrawn, stingy, or contracted. It can also refer to someone who is strong and firm.

Derived headwords

كَنَبْتadjective
  1. 1.
    withdrawn, stingyclassical

    Describing a man who is contracted, stingy, or miserly.

  2. 2.
    strong, firmclassical

    Describing a man who is solid, strong, and firm.

كَنَابِتadjective
  1. 1.
    withdrawn, stingyclassical

    An alternative form for a man who is contracted, stingy, or miserly.

تَكَنَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to contract, withdrawclassical

    To become contracted or withdrawn, referring to a man.

Parallel reading

رجل كنبت وكنابت: منقبض بخيل.
A man kanabt and kunābit: contracted and stingy.
وتكنبت الرجل إذا تقبض.
And you say takanbata the man if he became contracted.
ورجل كنبت: وهو الصلب الشديد.
And a man kanabt: he is the solid, the strong.