الخنب

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes someone or something that is tall, foolish, or clumsy. It also extends to meanings related to physical deformities, particularly of the nose and legs, as well as negative moral qualities like deceit and corruption.

Derived headwords

الخَنْبnoun

1.
tall foolclassical
A description of a person who is tall and foolish, or clumsy and awkward.
2.
large noseclassical
Refers to someone with a large or prominent nose.

خَنَبَverb

1.
to be weakclassical
Referring to legs or a person's strength becoming weak or feeble.
2.
to limpclassical
To walk with a limp, indicating lameness.
3.
to perishclassical
To be destroyed, ruined, or perish.

أَخْنَبَverb

1.
to weakenclassical
To cause something to become weak or feeble.
2.
to destroyclassical
To cause destruction or ruin.
3.
to cut offclassical
To sever or cut off, implying a separation or end.

تَخَنَّبَverb

1.
to be arrogantclassical
To act with arrogance or pride.

خَنَبَةadjective

1.
coquettishclassical
Describing a young woman who is charming, graceful, and perhaps a bit flirtatious in her demeanor.
2.
bowed neckclassical
Describing a female gazelle that holds its neck in a bent or proud posture, often indicating it is resting or alert.

الخَنَابَةnoun

1.
ugly traceclassical
A negative or unpleasant mark or consequence left behind.
2.
evilclassical
Referring to wickedness, malice, or something morally bad.
3.
greatnessclassical
Can refer to something large or significant, sometimes used ironically.
4.
tip of the noseclassical
Specifically refers to the tip of a large nose.

الخَنَابِتَانnoun

1.
sides of the noseclassical
The two sides or extremities of the nose.

ذُو خَنَبَاتphrase

1.
treacherousclassical
Describes someone who is deceitful, untrustworthy, or prone to breaking promises.
2.
inconsistentclassical
Refers to someone whose behavior is unpredictable, sometimes good and sometimes bad.

الخُنْبnoun

1.
back of the kneeclassical
The inner part of the knee joint.
2.
lower thighs/upper shinsclassical
The area between the lower part of the thighs and the upper part of the shins.
3.
spaces between ribs/toesclassical
The gaps or spaces found between the ribs or between the toes.

أَخْنَابnoun

1.
spacesclassical
Plural of 'khunb', referring to gaps or spaces, particularly between body parts.

الخَنَانnoun

1.
nasal dischargeclassical
Refers to mucus or discharge from the nose, often implying a condition or ailment.

الخُنْبَةnoun

1.
corruptionclassical
Moral decay, depravity, or a state of being corrupt.

المَخْنَبَةnoun

1.
estrangementclassical
A state of alienation, separation, or broken relationship.

خَنَبَverb

1.
to be weakclassical
His legs became weak.

خَنَبَتْ رِجْلُهُ — His leg became weak.

خَنَبَverb

1.
to limp and perishclassical
He limped and perished.

فُلَانٌ خَنَبَ — So-and-so limped and perished.

أَخْنَبَverb

1.
to cut off and weakenclassical
He cut off and weakened.

أَخْنَبَ — He cut off and weakened.

أَخْنَبَverb

1.
to perishclassical
He perished.

أَخْنَبَ — He perished.

خَنِبَةadjective

1.
coquettish and softclassical
A young woman who is charming and soft.

جَارِيَةٌ خَنِبَةٌ — A charming and soft young woman.

خَنِبَةadjective

1.
holding its neckclassical
A female gazelle holding its neck.

ظَبْيَةٌ خَنِبَةٌ — A female gazelle holding its neck.

الخَنَابَةnoun

1.
ugly trace and evilclassical
An ugly trace and evil.

الخَنَابَةُ وَالشَّرُّ — The ugly trace and evil.

ذُو خَنَبَاتphrase

1.
treacherous and lyingclassical
He is treacherous and lying.
2.
sometimes good, sometimes badclassical
He is sometimes good and sometimes bad.

هُوَ ذُو خَنَبَاتٍ — He is treacherous and lying.

أَوْ يُصْلِحُ مَرَّةً وَيُفْسِدُ أُخْرَى — Or he is good one time and corrupt another.

الخُنْبَةnoun

1.
corruptionclassical
Corruption.

الخُنْبَةُ — Corruption.

المَخْنَبَةnoun

1.
estrangementclassical
Estrangement.

المَخْنَبَةُ — Estrangement.

خَنَبَverb

1.
innovatorsclassical
Innovators.

خَنَبَ — Innovators.

تَخَنَّبَverb

1.
to be arrogantclassical
To be arrogant.

تَخَنَّبَ — He was arrogant.

Parallel reading

الطويل الأحمق المختلج

The tall, foolish, and awkward one.

وكجنان: الضخم الأنف

And like 'junan': the one with the large nose.

والخنابتان، بالكسر ويضم: طرفا الأنف

And al-khanabatan, with kasr and damma: the two sides of the nose.

والخنابة: الأرنبة العظيمة، أو طرفها من أعلاها، والكبر

And al-khanabah: the great tip of the nose, or its upper extremity, and greatness.

وقد تهمز الخنابة، وابن كعب العبشمي: شاعر معمر تابعي

And al-khanabah may be hamzated, and Ibn Ka'b al-'Abshami: a long-lived poet, a Tabi'i.

والخنب، بالكسر: باطن الركبة، أو أسافل أطراف الفخذين وأعالي الساقين

And al-khunb, with kasr: the inner part of the knee, or the lower parts of the thighs and the upper parts of the shins.

أو فروج ما بين الأضلاع وما بين الأصابع، ج: أخناب

Or the spaces between the ribs and between the fingers, pl: akhnab.

وبالتحريك: الخنان في الأنف

And with harakah: al-khanan in the nose.

و رجله: وهنت

And his leg: became weak.

وفلان: عرج وهلك، كأخنب

And so-and-so: limped and perished, like akhnab.

وجارية خنبة، كفرحة: غنجة رخيمة

And a khunbah young woman, like farhah: charming and soft.

وظبية خنبة: عاقدة عنقها، رابضة لا تبرح مكانها

And a khunbah female gazelle: holding its neck, resting and not leaving its place.

والخنابة: الأثر القبيح، والشر

And al-khanabah: the ugly trace, and evil.

وهو ذو خنبات، بضمتين ويحرك، أي: غدر وكذب

And he is dhu khunabat, with two dammahs and harakah, meaning: treachery and lies.

أو يصلح مرة ويفسد أخرى

Or he is good one time and corrupt another.

والخنبة: الفساد

And al-khunbah: corruption.

والمخنبة: القطيعة

And al-makhnabah: estrangement.

وخنب: محدثون

And khunab: innovators.

وتخنب: تكبر

And takhanaba: to be arrogant.

وأخنب: قطع وأوهن، وأهلك

And akhnaba: to cut off and weaken, and to destroy.