زنب

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of fatness or plumpness. It also extends to names, descriptions of animals and people, and a specific gait.

Derived headwords

زَنَبَverb

1.
to be fatboth
To be plump or corpulent.

زَنَبٌnoun

1.
fatnessboth
The state or quality of being fat or plump.

الأرنبnoun

1.
fat personboth
A fat or plump person.

زينبname

1.
female nameboth
A feminine given name, possibly derived from the concept of fatness, or from the scorpion's 'tail sting' (زباناها), or from a beautiful and fragrant tree (الزينب).

زنابىnoun

1.
scorpion's stingclassical
The sting or tail of a scorpion.

الزينبnoun

1.
fragrant treeclassical
A tree that is beautiful in appearance and has a pleasant fragrance.

وزنةnoun

1.
womanclassical
A woman.

الزينبadjective

1.
cowardlyclassical
A person who is cowardly or fearful.

الزينابةnoun

1.
tiny fishclassical
A very small type of fish.

أبو زنيبةname

1.
kunya nameclassical
A kunya (parental name) used as a nickname or appellation.

عمرو بن زنيبname

1.
companion's nameclassical
The name of a Tabi'i (a successor to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad).

الزأنبىadjective

1.
slow gaitclassical
Describing a slow and deliberate manner of walking.

زنابname

1.
nickname for Zainabclassical
A diminutive or affectionate form of the name Zainab, used by the Prophet Muhammad for Zainab bint Umm Salama.

Parallel reading

كفرح: سمن.

As in 'kafara': to be fat.

والأرنب: السمين

And 'al-arnab': the fat one.

وبه سميت المرأة زينب

And by it, the woman was named Zainab.

أو من زنابى العقرب لزباناها

Or from the scorpion's sting (zanabi) due to its tail sting (zabanaaha).

أو من الزينب، لشجر حسن المنظر طيب الرائحة

Or from 'al-zaynab', for a tree beautiful in appearance and pleasant in fragrance.

أو أصلها: زين أب.

Or its origin: 'zayn ab' (beautiful father).

وزنبَة: امرأة.

And 'zanabah': a woman.

والزينب: الجبان.

And 'al-zaynab': the coward.

والزينابة، بالكسر: سمكة دقيقة.

And 'al-zinabah', with kasra: a tiny fish.

وأبو زنيبة، كجهينة: من كناهم.

And 'Abu Zunaybah', like 'Juhaynah': from their kunyas.

وعمرو بن زنيب، كزبير: تابعي.

And 'Amr ibn Zunayb', like 'Zubayr': a Tabi'i.

والزأنبى، كقهقرى: مشي في بطء.

And 'al-zanba', like 'qahqara': walking slowly.

وزينب بنت أم سلمة، كان رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، يدعوها: زناب، بالضم.

And Zainab bint Umm Salama, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, used to call her: Zanab, with damma.