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القنعب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone who is excessively greedy and gluttonous, focusing on an intense desire for food and sustenance.

Derived headwords

القُنَعِبnoun
  1. 1.
    greedy personclassical

    A person characterized by extreme greed and gluttony, especially concerning food.

قَنَعِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be greedyclassical

    To exhibit extreme greed and gluttony, particularly in eating.

Parallel reading

القنعب، كسبطر: الرغيب النهم.
Al-Qun'ab, like Sabtar: the desirous, the gluttonous.