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سنك

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very rare and is primarily associated with a specific, possibly obscure, meaning related to softness or yielding, as described by Ibn al-A'rabi. Its usage is not widely attested in classical Arabic lexicography.

Derived headwords

السَّنَكnoun
  1. 1.
    Softness, yieldingclassical

    A quality of being soft or yielding, particularly referring to something that is not hard or rigid.

المَحاجُّ اللَّيِّنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Soft, yielding bonesclassical

    Refers to bones that are soft and pliable, lacking rigidity. This is a specific application of the concept of softness associated with the root.

Parallel reading

السَّنَك المحاج اللينة
The soft, yielding bones.
قال الأزهري: لم أسمع السنك لغير ابن الأعرابي، وهو ثقة.
Al-Azhari said: I have not heard 'al-sanak' except from Ibn al-A'rabi, and he is trustworthy.