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القهنب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes tallness and a specific physical characteristic of being long and hunched or crooked. It also extends to describe someone who is persistent in a particular action, specifically staying by water.

Derived headwords

القهنبnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall, hunched personclassical

    A person who is tall and has a hunched or crooked back.

  2. 2.
    Tallclassical

    Describing someone as tall.

كشمردلadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall and crookedclassical

    Describing someone as tall and having a crooked or hunched physique.

القهنبانadjective
  1. 1.
    Tallclassical

    Describing someone as tall.

المقهنبnoun
  1. 1.
    Persistent by waterclassical

    One who habitually stays by the water, perhaps for drinking or other purposes.

Parallel reading

القهنب، كشمردل: الطويل الأجنأ
Al-qahnab, kashmardal: the tall, hunched one.
أو الطويل
Or the tall one.
كالقهنبان
Like al-qahnaban (the tall one).
والمقهنب: الدائم على الماء
And al-maqhanib: the one who is constant by the water.