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الظنب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the base or lower parts of things, such as the base of a tree, the end of a feather, or the lower part of the leg and foot. It also extends to concepts of subduing or making something manageable.

Derived headwords

الظنبnoun
  1. 1.
    base of a treeboth

    The lowest part or foundation of a tree, where it meets the ground.

الظنبةnoun
  1. 1.
    feather tipclassical

    A knob or swelling that forms on the tips of feathers, near the top.

الظنبوبnoun
  1. 1.
    shin boneboth

    The front part of the leg below the knee, or the bone in that part of the leg.

  2. 2.
    pegclassical

    A small pin or nail used in a saddle's stirrup.

Parallel reading

الظنب، بالكسر: أصل الشجرة.
Al-Zanb, with kasra: the base of the tree.
والظنبة، بالضم: عقبة تلف على أطراف الريش مما يلي الفوق.
And al-Zanbah, with damma: a knob that forms on the tips of feathers, near the top.
والظنبوب: حرف الساق من قدم، أو عظمه، أو حرف عظمه، ومسمار يكون في جبة السنان.
And al-Zanbūb: the front part of the leg of a foot, or its bone, or the edge of its bone, and a pin that is in the saddle's stirrup.
وقرع ظنابيب الأمر: ذلله.
And he subdued the difficult matters of the affair.