التحنيب

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a bending, curving, or stooping posture, often associated with age or physical condition. It can also refer to specific physical deformities or characteristics in humans and animals, as well as the construction of something sturdy.

Derived headwords

التحنيبnoun

1.
stooping postureboth
A bending or stooping posture, particularly in the spine and loins of a horse.
2.
bow-leggednessclassical
A condition affecting the legs, characterized by a wide stance or curvature of the shins.

حنبnoun

1.
bow-leggednessclassical
A condition of having bowed legs or legs that are spread apart.

محنبadjective

1.
bow-leggedclassical
Describing someone or something with bowed legs or a wide stance.

حنبverb

1.
to stoopboth
To bend or stoop, especially in posture.
2.
to build sturdilyclassical
To build something firmly and well, then bend it.

تحنيبverb

1.
to stoopboth
To bend or stoop, referring to a posture.
2.
to be bentboth
To become bent or curved.

تحننverb

1.
to be bent overclassical
To be bent over or stooped, often implying a state of submission or humility.

محنبnoun

1.
stooped old manclassical
An old man who is bent over or stooped due to age.
2.
wellclassical
A well, or a piece of land in Medina.

حنبوبadjective

1.
pitch-blackclassical
Describing something as intensely dark or pitch-black.

Parallel reading

التحنيب: احديداب في وظيفي الفرس وصلبها

Al-Tahneeb: A stooping in the pasterns and loins of a horse.

وبالجيم: في الرجلين

And with the letter Jeem: in the legs.

أو بعد ما بين الرجلين بلا فحج

Or a widening of the space between the legs without being knock-kneed.

أو اعوجاج في الساقين

Or a crookedness in the shins.

كالحنب محركة

Like al-hanab (with vowels) in the legs.

وهو محنب

And he is bow-legged.

وحنب تحنيبا: نكس

And he said 'hanaba' (verb) 'tahneeban' (masdar): he stooped.

وأزجا: بناه محكما فحناه

And he said 'azja': he built it sturdily and then bent it.

والمحنب، كمعظم: الشيخ المنحني

And al-muhnab (noun, like 'mu'azzam'): the stooped old man.

وكمحدث: بئر، أو أرض بالمدينة

And like 'muhaddath': a well, or land in Medina.

وتحنب: تقوس

And 'tahannaba': to stoop.

وعليه: تحنن

And upon him: he was stooped.

وأسود حنبوب: حلكوك

And a 'hanboob' blackness: pitch-black.