← Back to Lisan al-Arab

قنبص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes shortness or being stout. It is used to denote a short person, particularly a female, and can also refer to something compact or squat.

Derived headwords

القُنْبُصadjective
  1. 1.
    shortboth

    Describing a person who is short in stature.

  2. 2.
    stoutboth

    Describing someone who is thickset or stocky.

قُنْبَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    short femaleboth

    The female counterpart to 'al-qanbuṣ', referring to a short woman.

القَنَابِصnoun
  1. 1.
    short ones (fem. pl.)classical

    The plural form referring to short females.

Parallel reading

القنبص: القصير، والأنثى قنبصة
Al-qanbuṣ: the short one, and the female is qanbaṣah.
إذا القنبصات السود طوفن بالضحى
When the short black ones (females) swarmed in the forenoon