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شنح

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes tallness, largeness, and elongation, often applied to animals like camels and falcons, but also to humans. It can also denote intoxication.

Derived headwords

شَنَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be tallclassical

    To be characterized by tallness or elongation.

شِنْحnoun
  1. 1.
    tall onesclassical

    A term referring to tall individuals, particularly camels.

  2. 2.
    drunkardsclassical

    Individuals who are intoxicated or drunk.

شَنَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    tallnessclassical

    The quality or state of being tall or elongated.

  2. 2.
    tall personclassical

    A tall man.

شَنَاحِيnoun
  1. 1.
    tallnessclassical

    The quality or state of being tall or elongated.

  2. 2.
    tall camelclassical

    A camel that is tall and well-formed.

  3. 3.
    tall manclassical

    A tall man.

شَنَاحِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    tall camelclassical

    A tall and well-formed camel.

  2. 2.
    tall female camelclassical

    A female camel that is tall and well-formed.

  3. 3.
    tall womanclassical

    A tall woman.

شَنَاحِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Describing something or someone as tall or elongated.

بِكْر شَنَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    young tall camelclassical

    A young, tall camel.

بِكْرَة شَنَاحِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    young tall female camelclassical

    A young, tall female camel.

صَقْر شَانِحnoun
  1. 1.
    soaring falconclassical

    A falcon that is stretching out or extending itself in its flight.

Parallel reading

الشناحي ينعت به الجمل في تمام خلقه
Al-Shanaahi is used to describe a camel in its complete creation.
أعدوا كل يعملة ذمول، ... وأعيس بازل قطم شناحي
Prepare every strong, swift she-camel, ... and a tall, mature she-camel.
الشناحي الطويل
Al-Shanaahi is the tall one.
ويقال: هو شناح، كما ترى
And it is said: he is Shanaah, as you see.
الشنح الطوال
Al-Shanh refers to the tall ones.
والشنح: السكارى
And Al-Shanh: the drunkards.
الشناح والشناحي والشناحية من الإبل: الطويل الجسيم
Al-Shanaah, Al-Shanaahi, and Al-Shanaahiyyah of camels: the tall and large one.
والأنثى شناحية لا غير
And the female is exclusively Shanaahiyyah.
وبكر شناح: وهو الفتي من الإبل
And Bikr Shanaah: which is the young camel.
ورجل شناح وشناحية: طويل
And a man is Shanaah and Shanaahiyyah: tall.
حذفت الياء من شناح مع التنوين لاجتماع الساكنين
The 'yaa' is deleted from Shanaah with tanween due to the meeting of two silent letters.
وصقر شانح: متطاول في طيرانه
And a soaring falcon: stretching out in its flight.
ومننه اشتقاق الطويل
And from it is the derivation of 'tall'.