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خنبل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of being short, stout, or thickset, often with a connotation of being clumsy or slow. It can describe people, animals, or even objects that possess these physical characteristics.

Derived headwords

خُنْبُلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Short and stout personboth

    A person who is short and thickset in build.

  2. 2.
    Thickset animalclassical

    An animal, particularly a camel, that is short and stout.

خُنْبُلَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Shortness and stoutnessclassical

    The quality or state of being short and thickset.

خَنْبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To be short and stoutclassical

    To be characterized by shortness and thickness in build.