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كنبر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to ropes made from coconut fiber, specifically for ships, and also a large nose.

Derived headwords

الْكِنْبَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Coconut fiber ropeboth

    A rope made from the fiber of the coconut palm, used for ships.

النارجيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Coconut palmboth

    The coconut palm tree, native to India, from whose fiber ropes are made.

الْكِنْبَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large noseclassical

    A large or prominent nose.

Parallel reading

الْكِنْبَار: حبل النارجيل
Al-kinbār: the rope of the coconut palm.
وهو نخيل الهند تتخذ من ليفه حبال للسفن
It is the palm tree of India from whose fiber ropes are made for ships.
يبلغ منها الحبل سبعين دينارا
A rope from it can reach seventy dinars in value.
والكنبرة: الأرنبة الضخمة
And al-kinbarah: the large nose.