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شنخف

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root describes something as being solid, strong, and tall. It is primarily used to describe camels and men, emphasizing their imposing stature and robust build.

Derived headwords

شَنْخَافadjective
  1. 1.
    solid, strongclassical

    Describing a camel as being solid and strong in build.

شَنْخَفadjective
  1. 1.
    tall, longclassical

    Describing a man as being tall and long, similar to the word 'jardhal'.

شَنْخَافnoun
  1. 1.
    tall personclassical

    Refers to a tall person.

شَنْخَفnoun
  1. 1.
    tall personclassical

    Refers to a tall person.

شَنْخَفُونnoun
  1. 1.
    tall onesclassical

    The plural of 'shanxaf' or 'shanxaf', referring to tall individuals. It is not broken (yakusar).

Parallel reading

بعير شنخاف: صلب شديد.
A camel (is) shanxaf: solid, strong.
ورجل شنخف مثل جردحل أي طويل.
And a man (is) shanxaf, like jardhal, meaning tall.
والشنخاف والشنخف: الطويل،
And al-shanxaf and al-shanxaf: the tall one,
والجمع شنخفون ولا يكسر.
And the plural is shanxafun, and it is not broken.
إنك من قوم شنخفين
Indeed, you are from a people (who are) shanxafin (tall).
وأعجبها، فيمن يسوج، عصابة ... من القوم، شنخفون جد طوال
And it pleased her, among those who roam, a group ... of the people, shanxafun (very) tall.