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الشغنوب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes soft, tender, and moist branches or shoots. It also extends to refer to a specific type of poet and a descriptive term for an animal, possibly indicating a similar quality of tenderness or perhaps a wilder, untamed nature.

Derived headwords

الشَّغْنُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    Tender, moist branchclassical

    A young, soft, and wet branch or shoot of a tree.

  2. 2.
    Proper nameclassical

    A given name.

الشَّغْنَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Tender, moist branchclassical

    Synonymous with الشَّغْنُوب, referring to a soft, wet branch.

شَغْنَبname
  1. 1.
    Ibn Shagnabclassical

    The name of a poet.

مُشَغْنَبadjective
  1. 1.
    Wild, untamedclassical

    Describing a male goat (tays) that is wild or perhaps exhibits a quality associated with the root's primary meaning, like tenderness or a specific characteristic.

مُشَعْنَبadjective
  1. 1.
    Wild, untamedclassical

    Similar to مُشَغْنَب, describing a wild or untamed male goat. The variation in the 'n' sound suggests a related or alternative form.

Parallel reading

الشَّغْنُوب، بالضم: الغصن الناعم الرطب
Al-shaghnūb, with dammah, is the soft, moist branch.
كالشَّغْنَب
Like al-shaghnab.
واسْم
And a name.
وابن شَغْنَب: شاعر
And Ibn Shagnab: a poet.
وتَيْسٌ مُشَغْنَب
And a wild male goat (mushaghnib).
وتُكْسَر نُونُهُ: مُشَعْنَب
And its noon is kasared: mush'anab.