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القنب

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to coverings, sheaths, and containers, extending to things that are enclosed or emerge from them. It also encompasses terms for groups, specific plants, and parts of animals and plants, with some geographical references.

Derived headwords

القِنَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Sheath of an animal's penisclassical

    The sheath covering the penis of a male animal, particularly a horse or hoofed animal.

  2. 2.
    Clitorisclassical

    The clitoris of a woman.

  3. 3.
    Large sailclassical

    A large sail on a ship.

  4. 4.
    Lion's clawclassical

    The claw of a lion.

  5. 5.
    Hunter's containerclassical

    A container used by a hunter.

القُنْبnoun
  1. 1.
    Sheath of an animal's penisclassical

    The sheath covering the penis of a male animal, particularly a horse or hoofed animal.

  2. 2.
    Clitorisclassical

    The clitoris of a woman.

  3. 3.
    Large sailclassical

    A large sail on a ship.

  4. 4.
    Lion's clawclassical

    The claw of a lion.

  5. 5.
    Hunter's containerclassical

    A container used by a hunter.

القُنَيْبnoun
  1. 1.
    Cloudsclassical

    Refers to clouds.

  2. 2.
    Groups of peopleclassical

    Refers to gatherings or groups of people.

القِنَّبnoun
  1. 1.
    Hemp plantboth

    A type of flax or hemp plant.

القَنَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Leafy sheath of a spikeclassical

    The leaves that enclose a spike or ear of grain.

  2. 2.
    Fortification in Medinaclassical

    A specific fortification or tower located in Medina.

قَنَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    To coverclassical

    To cover or sheathe something.

تَقْنِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    Coveringclassical

    The act of covering or sheathing.

المِقْنَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Lion's clawclassical

    The claw of a lion.

  2. 2.
    Hunter's containerclassical

    A container used by a hunter.

  3. 3.
    Group of horsesclassical

    A group of horses numbering between thirty and forty, or around three hundred.

قَنَّبُواverb
  1. 1.
    To become a groupclassical

    They became a group or a 'maqnab'.

تَقَنَّبُواverb
  1. 1.
    To become a groupclassical

    They became a group or a 'maqnab'.

أَقْنَبُواverb
  1. 1.
    To become a groupclassical

    They became a group or a 'maqnab'.

القَنَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fortification in Medinaclassical

    A specific fortification or tower located in Medina.

قَنَّبَ فيهverb
  1. 1.
    To enterclassical

    To enter into something.

قَنَّبَ العِنَبverb
  1. 1.
    To prune vinesclassical

    To prune grapevines by removing what harms the fruit.

قَنَّبَ الزَّهْرverb
  1. 1.
    To emerge from budsclassical

    For flowers to emerge from their sheaths or buds.

قَنُوبَ الشَّمْسverb
  1. 1.
    To setclassical

    For the sun to set or disappear below the horizon.

القَانِبnoun
  1. 1.
    Howling wolfclassical

    A wolf that howls.

  2. 2.
    Shrunken thingclassical

    Something that is shrunken or contracted.

القِينَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Shrunken thingclassical

    Something that is shrunken or contracted.

قِنَابُ القَوْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Bowstringclassical

    The string of a bow.

  2. 2.
    Round leaf of grainclassical

    The round leaf at the tip of a grain stalk when it first fruits.

أَقْنَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To hideclassical

    To hide oneself from a creditor or ruler.

المَقَانِبnoun
  1. 1.
    Fierce wolvesclassical

    Predatory or fierce wolves.

القُنُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    Plant budsclassical

    The buds or sprouts of plants.

  2. 2.
    Flower calyxclassical

    The calyx or protective covering of a flower.

قُنْبَةname
  1. 1.
    Place in Andalusiaclassical

    A place name, specifically a town in Andalusia.

قُنُبَةname
  1. 1.
    Place in Yemenclassical

    A place name, specifically a town in Yemen.

Parallel reading

القِنَاب، بالضم: جراب قضيب الدابة أو ذي الحافر، وبظر المرأة، والشراع العظيم.
Al-qanāb, with dammah: the sheath of the penis of a horse or hoofed animal, the clitoris of a woman, and the great sail.
والقنيب: السحاب، وجماعات الناس.
And al-qunayb: clouds, and groups of people.
والقنب، كدنْم وسكر: نوع من الكتان، والقنابة، كرمانة: الورق يجتمع فيه السنبل.
And al-qinnab, like 'dinm' and 'sukkar': a type of flax, and al-qanābah, like 'rummānah': the leaves in which the spike gathers.
وقد قنب تقنيبا.
And he covered it, covering.
وكمنبر: مخلب الأسد، كالقناب والقنب والمقناب، ووعاء للصائد، و من الخيل: ما بين الثلاثين إلى الأربعين، أو زهاء ثلاث مئة.
And like 'minbar': the claw of a lion, like al-qanāb, al-qanb, and al-miqnāb, and a container for the hunter, and of horses: what is between thirty and forty, or about three hundred.
وقنبوا تقنيبا وأقنبوا وتقنبوا: صاروا مقنبا.
And they became a group, grouping, and they became a group, and they became a group: they became a 'maqnab'.
والقنابة، كثمامة: أطم بالمدينة، ويشدد.
And al-qanābah, like 'thamāmah': a fortification in Medina, and it is stressed.
وقنب فيه: دخل.
And he entered into it: he entered.
والعنب: قطع عنه ما يؤذي حمله.
And the grapes: he removed from them what harms their حمل (fruit/load).
والزهر: خرج عن أكمامه.
And the flowers: they emerged from their sheaths.
والشمس قنوبا: غابت.
And the sun set: it set.
والقانِب: الذئب العواء، والفيج المنكمش، كالقيناب.
And al-qānib: the howling wolf, and the shrunken thing, like al-qīnāb.
وقناب القوس، بالكسر: وترها، والورق المستدير في رؤوس الزرع أول ما يثمر، ويضم.
And the qanāb of the bow, with kasrah: its string, and the round leaf at the heads of the grain when it first fruits, and with dammah.
وأقنب: استخفى من غريم أو سلطان.
And he hid: he hid from a debtor or a ruler.
والمقانِب: الذئاب الضارية.
And al-maqānib: the fierce wolves.
والقنوب: براعيم النبات، وأكمة زهره.
And al-qunūb: the buds of the plant, and the calyx of its flower.
وقنبة: ة بحمص الأندلس، وبضمتين: ة باليمن.
And Qunbah: a town in Homs, Andalusia, and with two dammahs: a town in Yemen.