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الدنب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of shortness or being short. It appears to describe physical shortness, particularly in relation to tails or stature, and can also be used as a proper noun.

Derived headwords

الدَّنَبnoun
  1. 1.
    short tailboth

    A tail that is short in length.

  2. 2.
    shortnessclassical

    The quality or state of being short.

الدَّنَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    short tailboth

    A short tail, similar to الدنب.

  2. 2.
    short personclassical

    A person characterized by shortness.

الدَّنَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shortnessclassical

    The state or quality of being short.

الدُّنَابِيّname
  1. 1.
    Al-Dunabiboth

    A nisba (attribution) referring to someone from a place or lineage associated with the root 'DNB', often used as a surname or identifier for scholars.

Parallel reading

الدنب، كقنب، والدنبة والدنابة: القصير.
Al-Dnab, like Qanab, and Al-Dnabah and Al-Dnabah: the short one.
وأحمد بن محمد بن علي بن ثابت الأزجي الدنابي، بالضم: محدث.
And Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Thabit Al-Azaji Al-Dunabi, with dammah (on the 'D'), was a traditionist.