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الشنظب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe something tall, well-formed, and potentially related to arid or elevated terrain. It also encompasses a specific location in the desert.

Derived headwords

الشَّنَظَبnoun
  1. 1.
    desert locationclassical

    A specific place or area located in the desert.

  2. 2.
    tall, well-formed personclassical

    A person who is tall and has a good physical build or form.

  3. 3.
    cliff with waterclassical

    A steep bank or cliff that has water present on it or flowing from it.

Parallel reading

الشَّنَظَب، بالظاء المعجمة، (وبالضم) كقنفذ: ع ms0109 بالبادية، والطويل الحسن الخلق، وكل جرف فيه ماء.
Al-shanẓab, with the emphatic ẓāʼ, (and with ḍamm) like qunfudh: a place in the desert, and the tall, well-formed one, and every cliff with water in it.