سنبس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a specific tribe or lineage from the Tayy Arab tribe. It is also used in a poetic context to describe a hunter and their actions, particularly in relation to hunting dogs.

Derived headwords

سِنْبِسname

1.
Tribe nameclassical
A specific lineage or tribe originating from the Tayy Arab confederation.

السَّنَبِسِيّname

1.
Attributed to the Sinbis tribeclassical
An adjective or nisba referring to someone belonging to or associated with the Sinbis tribe.

القَانِصnoun

1.
Hunterboth
A person who hunts game, especially with dogs.

يُشَلِّيverb

1.
To call (dogs)classical
To call or incite hunting dogs to pursue prey.

الضِّرَاءnoun

1.
Hunting dogsclassical
Plural of 'ḍarw', referring to predatory or fierce dogs accustomed to hunting.

ضَرْوnoun

1.
Fierce dogclassical
A fierce, predatory dog, particularly one trained for hunting.

الإِيسَادnoun

1.
Incitementclassical
The act of inciting or encouraging, specifically in the context of hunting, to urge dogs on.

Parallel reading

سنبس أبو حي من طيء

Sinbis is the progenitor of a tribe from Tayy.

ومنه قول الأعشى يصف صائدا أرسل كلابه على الصيد

And from this is the saying of Al-A'sha describing a hunter who sent his dogs after game.

فصبحها القانص السنبسي

So the Sinbis hunter surprised them (the prey).

يشلي ضراء بإيسادها

He incites his fierce hunting dogs with encouragement.

القانص الصائد

The hunter is the one who hunts.

يشلي: يدعو

Yushli: to call.

والضراء: جمع ضرو، وهو الكلب الضاري بالصيد

And al-ḍirrāʾ: plural of ḍarw, which is the dog fierce in hunting.

والإيساد: الإغراء

And al-īsād: incitement.