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قنبض

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something short or stunted in stature. It is often used to refer to short individuals, particularly women, and can also denote a type of bird.

Derived headwords

القُنْبُضadjective
  1. 1.
    shortboth

    Describing someone or something that is short in stature, stunted, or of low height.

قُنْبُضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    short womanclassical

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

Parallel reading

القصير، والأنثى قنبضة
The short one, and the female is qanbaḍah.
إذا القنبضات السود طوفن بالضحى، ... رقدن، عليهن الحجال المسجف
When the short black ones (women) milled about in the forenoon, ... they lay down, with the draped coverings over them.