عشنط

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes tallness, specifically in men, and can also refer to a handsome or charming young man. It emphasizes a long, slender physique.

Derived headwords

العشنطnoun

1.
tall manboth
A tall man, particularly one with a long and slender build.
2.
handsome youthclassical
A charming, handsome, or elegant young man.

العنشطnoun

1.
tall manclassical
A tall man, similar to العشنط, but with a different pronunciation.

عشنطونnoun

1.
tall menboth
The plural of العشنط, referring to multiple tall men.

عشانطnoun

1.
tall menboth
Another plural form of العشنط, referring to multiple tall men.

عشانطةnoun

1.
tall womenclassical
A plural form, possibly referring to tall women, likened to عشانقة.

Parallel reading

الطويل من الرجال كالعنشط

The tall one among men is like al-ʿanshoṭ.

الأصمعي: العشنط والعنشط معا الطويل

Al-Aṣmaʿī said: Al-ʿashnaṭ and al-ʿanshoṭ both mean tall.

جمعه عشنطون وعشانط

Its plural is ʿashnaṭūn and ʿashāniṭ.

وقيل في جمعه: عشانطة مثل عشانقة

And it was said for its plural: ʿashāniṭah, like ʿashāniqah.

بويزلا ذا كدنة معلطا، ... من الجمال، بازلا عشنطا

A young camel, stout and long-limbed, ... among the beauties, a tall young camel.

ويقال هو الشاب الظريف

And it is said [al-ʿashnaṭ] refers to the charming young man.

الأول بتشديد النون، والثاني بتسكين النون قبل الشين

The first [al-ʿashnaṭ] has a doubled nūn, and the second [al-ʿanshoṭ] has a quiescent nūn before the shīn.