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كنبث

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something that is dense, intertwined, or solid. It can refer to a person who is strong and robust, or to sand that is densely packed and flowing.

Derived headwords

كُنْبُثadjective
  1. 1.
    intertwined, denseclassical

    Describing a person whose body parts are densely packed or intertwined, suggesting a robust physique.

  2. 2.
    strong, robustclassical

    Describing a person as being strong, solid, and sturdy.

كُنَابِثadjective
  1. 1.
    intertwined, denseclassical

    Describing a person whose body parts are densely packed or intertwined, suggesting a robust physique.

  2. 2.
    strong, robustclassical

    Describing a person as being strong, solid, and sturdy.

تَكَنَبَّثَverb
  1. 1.
    to be intertwined, denseclassical

    The verb form indicating a state of being intertwined or densely packed, used to describe a person's physique.

الكَنْبَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    flowing sandclassical

    Refers to sand that is abundant, flowing, and possibly dense.

Parallel reading

رجل كنبث وكنابث: تداخل بعضه في بعض؛
A man (described as) kunbath and kunabith: his parts are intertwined with each other;
وقيل: هو الصلب الشديد؛
And it was said: he is solid and strong;
وقد تكنبث.
And he may be described as having become intertwined/dense.
الكنباث الرمل المنهال.
Al-kanbath is the abundant, flowing sand.