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جنبذ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes elevated, rounded structures or formations, often resembling domes or mounds. It also extends to concepts of reaching a limit or fullness, particularly in the context of measurement.

Derived headwords

الجَنْبَذَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Dome-like elevationboth

    That which is elevated and rounded, like a dome or a cupola.

  2. 2.
    Elevated landboth

    The elevated part of anything, or what rises and rounds off from the land.

  3. 3.
    Limit of a measureclassical

    The full measure or capacity of a container, especially for dry goods.

  4. 4.
    Tent or pavilionclassical

    A tent or pavilion, often implying a rounded or elevated structure.

مُجَنبَذadjective
  1. 1.
    Elevatedclassical

    A place that is elevated or raised.

جَنبَذَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To fill to capacityclassical

    To fill a measure or container to its utmost capacity.

Parallel reading

الجنبذة، بالضم: ما ارتفع من الشيء واستدار كالقبة
Al-janbadhah, with dammah: that which is elevated from a thing and rounded like a dome.
والعامة تقول: جنبذة، بفتح الباء
And the common people say: janbadhah, with fatha on the baa.
ابن سيده: الجنبذة المرتفع من كل شيء
Ibn Sidah: Al-janbadhah is the elevated part of everything.
والجنبذة: ما علا من الأرض واستدار
And al-janbadhah: what rises from the land and is rounded.
ومكان مجنبذ: مرتفع
And a place majanbadh: elevated.
وجنبذة الكيل: منتهى أصباره
And janbadhah of a measure: the limit of its capacity.
وقد جنبذه
And he filled it to its capacity.
والجنبذة: القبة
And al-janbadhah: the dome.
وسطها جنابذ من ذهب وفضة يسكنها قوم من أهل الجنة كالأعراب في البادية
In its midst are domes of gold and silver, inhabited by a people from the people of Paradise like the Bedouins in the desert.
فيها جنابذ من لؤلؤ
In it are domes of pearl.