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قنبر
Root entry · 8 derived lemmasThis root primarily relates to specific types of plants and animals, including a type of herb and a breed of donkey. It also refers to a specific physical feature, a crest or tuft of feathers on a bird's head, and by extension, a name.
Derived headwords
قُنْبُرname
- 1.man's nameclassical
A proper name for a man.
القُنْبِيرnoun
- 1.type of plantclassical
A kind of plant.
القُنَيْبِرnoun
- 1.type of plantclassical
A kind of plant, referred to by the people of Iraq as 'al-baqar' (cows), used as medicine for walking.
القُنْبُرnoun
- 1.type of donkeyclassical
A breed or type of donkey.
قُنْبُرَةnoun
- 1.crest of feathersboth
The tuft or crest of feathers on the head of a bird, especially a chicken.
قُنْبُرَانِيَّةadjective
- 1.crested (chicken)classical
Describing a chicken that has a crest or tuft of feathers on its head.
القُنْبَرَاءnoun
- 1.crest of feathersclassical
An alternative term for the crest or tuft of feathers on a bird's head.
القَنَابِرnoun
- 1.crestsclassical
The plural form of 'qanbarah', referring to multiple crests or tufts of feathers.
Parallel reading
القنبر، بالفتح: اسم رجل.
Al-Qanbar, with a fatha: is a man's name.
والقنبير والقنيبير: ضرب من النبات.
And al-Qanbir and al-Qunaybir: are a type of plant.
القنيبر نبات تسميه أهل العراق البقر يمشي كدواء المشي.
Al-Qunaybir is a plant that the people of Iraq call 'al-baqar' (cows), used as medicine for walking.
القنبر ضرب من الحمر.
Al-Qanbar is a type of donkey.
ودجاجة قنبرانية وهي التي على رأسها قنبرة أي فضل ريش قائمة مثل ما على رأس القنبر.
And a crested chicken, which is one that has a crest on its head, meaning an upright tuft of feathers like that on the head of a 'qanbar'.
قنبرتها التي على رأسها؛
Its crest is that which is on its head;
والقنبراء؛ لغة فيها،
And al-Qanbaraa'; is a dialectical variation for it,
والجمع القنابر،
And the plural is al-Qanabir,
وقد ذكر في قبر.
And it has been mentioned under (the root) 'qabr'.