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كنهل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a place, specifically a watering place or a location. It can also describe something as solid and strong.

Derived headwords

كَنَهْلname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A specific place, often identified as a watering place. Some Arabs do not decline it, treating it as a proper noun for a location.

كَنَهْلname
  1. 1.
    Watering placeclassical

    A known watering place belonging to the Banu Tamim tribe.

كَنَهْدَلadjective
  1. 1.
    Solid, strongclassical

    Describing something as solid and strong.

Parallel reading

طوى البين أسباب الوصال، وحاولت ... بكنهل أقران الهوى أن تجذما
Separation has severed the ties of connection, and I tried... with Kanhil for the companions of love to be cut off.
كنهل ماء لبني تميم معروف
Kanhil is a known watering place for Banu Tamim.
فجللها الجياد بكنهلاء
And the fine steeds covered it with a solid, strong [something, likely referring to the ground or a feature of the place].