كندر

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes stoutness, shortness, and thickness, often applied to men and animals. It also extends to concepts of roughness, elevation in land, and specific items like frankincense and a type of calculation.

Derived headwords

الكندرnoun

1.
stout and short manclassical
A man who is stout and short, possessing strength.
2.
stout wild assclassical
Describes a stout specimen of a wild ass.
3.
frankincenseboth
A type of aromatic resin, also known as olibanum.
4.
type of chewing gumclassical
A form of masticatory substance.
5.
Roman calculation systemclassical
A method of calculation used by the Romans, particularly for astronomy.

الكنادرnoun

1.
stout and short menclassical
Plural of 'kandar', referring to stout and short men.
2.
stout wild assesclassical
Plural of 'kandar', referring to stout wild asses.

الكنيدرnoun

1.
stout and short manclassical
A stout and short man, possessing strength.
2.
diminutive of 'kandar'classical
A diminutive form of 'kandar', implying a smaller or less intense version.

كندوراًnoun

1.
stout wild assclassical
Refers to a large or stout wild ass.

كنادراnoun

1.
stout wild assesclassical
Plural of 'kandar', referring to stout wild asses.

كدرnoun

1.
stoutnessclassical
The quality of being stout or thick.

كنديرةnoun

1.
stoutnessclassical
A quality of stoutness or thickness.

كنادرةnoun

1.
stout young menclassical
Refers to stout young men.

كندرةnoun

1.
piece of chewing gumclassical
A single piece of chewing gum.
2.
elevated and rough landclassical
A portion of land that is rough and elevated.

الكندرةnoun

1.
perch of a falconclassical
The perch or resting place prepared for a falcon, made of wood or clay.

كنديرname

1.
proper nameclassical
A proper name used as an example.

Parallel reading

الكندر والكنادر والكنيدر من الرجال: الغليظ القصير مع شدة

Al-kandar, al-kanādir, and al-kunaydir among men: the stout, short, with strength.

ويوصف به الغليظ من حمر الوحش

And it describes the stoutness of wild asses.

وحمار كندر وكنادر: عظيم، وقيل غليظ

And a donkey of 'kandar' and 'kanādir': large, and it is said stout.

كأن تحتي كندورا كنادرا

As if beneath me was a 'kundūrā' of 'kanādir'.

يقال: حمار كدر وكندر وكنادر للغليظ

It is said: a donkey of 'kadr', 'kandar', and 'kanādir' for the stout.

والقطوطى: الذي يمشي مقطوطيا، وهو ضرب من المشي سريع

And al-qaṭūṭī: he who walks 'maqṭūṭīyyan', which is a type of fast walking.

ينشج المشاجر أي يصوت بالأشجار

Yanshiju al-mashājira means he makes noise with the trees.

وقال أبو عمرو: إنه لذو كنديرة

And Abu Amr said: he is indeed possessed of 'kundīrah'.

يتبعن ذا كنديرة عجنسا

They follow one possessed of 'kundīrah', a strong one.

الكندر الشديد الخلق

Al-kandar: the strong of build.

وفتيان كنادرة

And stout young men.

والكندر: اللبان

And al-kandar: frankincense.

ضرب من العلك، الواحدة كندرة

A type of chewing gum, the single piece is 'kandarah'.

والكندرة من الأرض: ما غلظ وارتفع

And 'al-kandarah' from the land: what is thick and elevated.

وهو دخيل ليس بعربي

And it is a loanword, not Arabic.

والخفيدد: الظليم

And al-khufaydid: the ostrich.

وما له عندد

And he has no 'indad'.

الكندر: ضرب من حساب الروم، وهو حساب النجوم

Al-kandar: a type of Roman calculation, and it is the calculation of the stars.

وكندير: اسم، مثل به سيبويه وفسره السيرافي

And 'Kindīr': a name, which Sibawayh used as an example and Al-Sirafi explained.