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جنبل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes large, rough, or unrefined wooden objects, particularly containers like large cups or troughs. It also extends to the idea of something being coarse or unpolished.

Derived headwords

الجَنْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    large wooden troughclassical

    A large, roughly hewn wooden trough or container that is not well-finished or smooth.

  2. 2.
    large wooden cupclassical

    A large, thick wooden cup or vessel.

المِجْوَلnoun
  1. 1.
    large cupclassical

    A large cup or vessel, similar to the 'جنبل'.

Parallel reading

العس الضخم الخشب النحت الذي لم يستو
The large, hewn wooden trough that was not finished.
ملمومة لما كظهر الجنبل
Clumped together like the back of a large wooden trough.
القدح الضخم
The large cup.
قدح غليظ من خشب
A thick wooden cup.
وأنشد أبو عمرو لأبي الغريب النصري: وكل هنيئا ثم لا تزمل، ... وادع، هديت، بعتاد جنبل
And Abu Amr recited for Abu al-Gharib al-Nasri: 'Eat heartily and do not be hasty, ... live a leisurely life, guided, with a large wooden trough.'
وقال آخر في مثله: إذا انبطحت جافى عن الأرض بطنها، ... وخوأها راب كهامة جنبل
And another said in a similar vein: 'When it lies flat, its belly stays away from the ground, ... and its hollow is firm like the base of a large wooden trough.'