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الشعنبة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes the specific way a ram's horn grows, curving upwards and then inwards towards its head. It also relates to a grammatical phenomenon of vowel change.

Derived headwords

شَعْنَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to curve inwardsclassical

    Said of a ram's horn when it grows straight upwards and then curves inwards towards its head.

مُشْعَنِبّadjective
  1. 1.
    inward-curving hornclassical

    Describing a ram whose horn curves inwards towards its head.

الشعنبةnoun
  1. 1.
    inward curving of hornclassical

    The act or state of a ram's horn curving inwards towards its head.

  2. 2.
    vowel changeclassical

    A grammatical term referring to the change of a vowel, specifically the nunation (tanwin) in this context.

Parallel reading

أن يستقيم قرن الكبش ثم يلتوي على رأسه قبل أذنه
That the ram's horn grows straight and then curves over its head before its ear.
وإنه لمشعنب القرن
And indeed, he has a ram with an inward-curving horn.
وتكسر نونه
And its nunation is broken.