خنبس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are old, strong, firm, and heavy. It extends to concepts of being courageous, stout, unpleasant in appearance, and intensely dark. It also includes terms for old dates, wine, and a specific type of stone.

Derived headwords

خَنَابِسadjective

1.
Old and strongclassical
Describing something that is old, strong, and firmly established.
2.
Brave and strongclassical
Used to describe a brave and powerful lion or a courageous and strong man.
3.
Stout and heavyclassical
Describing a man who is large, stout, and carries himself with a certain heaviness or unpleasantness.
4.
Unpleasant to look atclassical
Referring to something or someone that is disagreeable or repulsive in appearance.
5.
Very darkclassical
Used to describe a night that is intensely dark.

خَنَابِسَةnoun

1.
Female (lion/animal)classical
The female counterpart to 'أسد خنابس', referring to a brave and strong female animal, often a lioness.
2.
Pregnant femaleclassical
A female animal whose pregnancy has become apparent.

خُنْبُسnoun

1.
Stone for striking fireclassical
A type of stone used for striking sparks, likely flint.

خُنْبُلُوسnoun

1.
Stone for striking fireclassical
A stone used for striking fire, similar to 'خنبس'.

خِنْدِرِيسadjective

1.
Old (dates/grain)classical
Describing dates or grain that are old and have aged.

خِنْدِرِيسnoun

1.
Old wineclassical
Wine that has aged for a long time. It is suggested this word might be a loanword.

خَنْدَلِسadjective

1.
Fat (she-camel)classical
Describing a she-camel that is very fleshy or plump.

Parallel reading

القديم الشديد الثابت

The old, strong, and firm.

وقالوا: عليك ابن الزبير فلذ به، ... أبى الله أن أخزى وعز خنابس

And they said: 'Take refuge with Ibn al-Zubayr and seek his protection...' God refused that I be disgraced, and my might is firm and strong.

أبى الله أن أذل نفسي وأهينها وعز قومي قديم ثابت.

God refused that I humiliate and debase myself, and the might of my people is ancient and firm.

وأسد خنابس: جريء شديد

And a brave and strong lion.

والأنثى خنابسة.

And the female is khunabisa.

ويقال: خنابس غليظ

And it is said: stout and heavy.

ويقال: مشيته

And it is said: his gait.

وهي التي استبان حملها.

And she is the one whose pregnancy has become apparent.

والخنابس من الرجال: الضخم الذي تعلوه كراهة من رجال خنابسين

And the khunabis among men: the large one who carries unpleasantness, from stout men.

ليث يخافك خوفه، ... جهم ضبارمة خنابس

A lion whose fear of you is feared, ... a grim, stout, formidable one.

والخنابس: الكريه المنظر.

And al-khunabis: disagreeable in appearance.

وليل خنابس: شديد الظلمة.

And a khunabis night: intensely dark.

والخنبوس: الحجر القداح.

And al-khunbus: the stone for striking fire.

الخنبلو س حجر القداح.

Al-khunbulus is the stone for striking fire.

تمر خندريس: قديم

Old dates: aged.

وكذلك حنطة خندريس.

And likewise aged grain.

والخندريس: الخمر القديمة؛

And al-khindiris: the old wine;

سميت بذلك لقدمها؛

It is named that because of its age;

ومنه حنطة خندريس للقديمة.

And from it is khindiris grain for the aged.

وناقة خندلس: كثيرة اللحم.

And a khandalis she-camel: very fleshy.