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صنتع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes something or someone as strong, robust, and firm. It is primarily used to describe young men, animals like donkeys, ostriches, and horses, and even abstract qualities like firmness of head or strength of constitution.

Derived headwords

الصَّنْتَعadjective
  1. 1.
    strong young manboth

    Describes a young man who is strong and robust.

  2. 2.
    stubborn-headedclassical

    Used to describe an animal, particularly a donkey, with a stubborn head, prominent eyebrows, and a broad forehead.

  3. 3.
    strong-willedclassical

    Refers to an animal, like an ostrich, that is strong-headed.

  4. 4.
    strong constitutionboth

    Describes a horse that is strong, robust in build, and energetic, especially when dealing with sour fodder.

  5. 5.
    wolfclassical

    According to al-Yaman and Kara', this term refers to a wolf.

صَنْتَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be strongboth

    The verb form implies the state of being strong, robust, or firm.

صُنْتُعnoun
  1. 1.
    strengthclassical

    This noun form likely refers to the quality or state of being strong or robust.

Parallel reading

الشاب الشديد
The strong young man.
وحمار صنتع: صلب الرأس ناتئ الحاجبين عريض الجبهة
And a stubborn donkey: firm of head, prominent of eyebrows, broad of forehead.
وظليم صنتع: صلب الرأس
And a strong ostrich: firm of head.
صنتع الحاجبين خرطه البقل
Firm of eyebrows, plucking the greens.
وهو فنعل من الصتع
And it is a 'fun'al' pattern from 'al-Sa't'.
الصنتع في البيت من صفة عير تقدم ذكره في بيت قبله
Al-Sint' in the verse is a description of a wild ass whose mention preceded in a previous verse.
ويقال للحمار الوحشي: صنتع
And the wild donkey is called: sint'.
وفرس صنتع: قوي شديد الخلق نشيط عن الحامض
And a strong mare: powerful, robust in build, energetic away from sour fodder.
أجرد، كالقدح من الساسم
Lean, like a cup made of cedar wood.
فلقد أغتدي يدافع رأيي ... صنتع الخلق أيد القصرات
Indeed, I go forth in the morning, my opinion defending... robust of creation, supporting the short ones.
والصنتع عند أهل اليمن: الذئب؛ عن كراع
And 'al-Sint'' among the people of Yemen: the wolf; according to Kara'.