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الناب

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the canine tooth, its physical characteristics, and by extension, things that are sharp or prominent. It also extends to describe aged animals, particularly female camels, and can refer to specific geographical locations or prominent individuals.

Derived headwords

النَّابnoun
  1. 1.
    Canine toothboth

    The tooth located behind the incisor (rubāʿiyyah), typically sharp and prominent.

  2. 2.
    Aged female camelclassical

    A female camel that has reached old age, often characterized by its prominent teeth.

أَنِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    Canine teethboth

    Plural of ناب (nāb), referring to the canine teeth.

  2. 2.
    Aged female camelsclassical

    Plural of ناب (nāb) when referring to aged female camels.

نُيُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    Canine teethboth

    Another plural form for canine teeth.

  2. 2.
    Aged female camelsclassical

    Another plural form for aged female camels.

أَنَابِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of plurals (canine teeth)classical

    A plural of the plural forms (أنياب, نيوب), referring to a large collection of canine teeth.

نُيُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    Aged female camelsclassical

    A collective noun or plural form for aged female camels.

أَنِيبadjective
  1. 1.
    Having thick caninesclassical

    Describing someone or something that possesses thick or prominent canine teeth.

نَابَverb
  1. 1.
    To strike with canine toothclassical

    To bite or strike with a canine tooth.

نَبَتَverb
  1. 1.
    To have its root emergeclassical

    Used to describe a plant whose root has begun to emerge from the ground.

تَنَابَverb
  1. 1.
    To have its root emergeclassical

    Similar to نَبَتَ (nabata), used for a plant whose root emerges.

نَابname
  1. 1.
    Nahr Nābclassical

    A river located near Awani in Baghdad.

نَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Leader of a peopleclassical

    A term for the chief or leader of a group of people.

ذُو الأَنَابname
  1. 1.
    Dhu al-Anābclassical

    A kunya (patronymic or descriptive name) given to prominent individuals like Qays ibn Ma'd Yakrib and Suhayl ibn 'Amr.

Parallel reading

الناب: السن خلف الرباعية مؤنث، ج: أنيب وأنياب ونيوب.
The canine tooth: the tooth behind the incisor, feminine, its plurals are anīb, anyāb, and niyūb.
وأنابيب: جج.
And anābīb: plural of plurals.
والناقة المسنة، كالنيوب، كتنور، وجمعهما: أنياب ونيوب ونيب
And the aged female camel, like the niyūb (aged camels), like tunūr (a furnace), and their plural is anyāb, niyūb, and nīb.
وأبو ليلى أم عتبان بن مالك.
And Abū Laylā is the mother of 'Utbān ibn Mālik.
ونهر ناب: قرب أوانى ببغداد،
And Nahr Nāb: near Awani in Baghdad,
و= سيد القوم.
And = the leader of the people.
والأنيب: الغليظ الناب.
And al-anīb: the one with thick canine teeth.
ونبته، كخفته: أصبت نابه.
And nabatahu, like khaftahu: I struck its canine tooth.
ونيب السهم: عجم عوده، وأثر فيه ms0162 بنابه،
And the nīb of the arrow: its shaft became hard, and it left a mark in it with its canine tooth,
والناقة: هرمت،
And the female camel: she became old,
والنبت: خرجت أرومته، كتنيب.
And the plant: its root emerged, like tanība.
وذو الأنياب: قيس بن معد يكرب، وسهيل بن عمرو بن عبد شمس، رضي الله عنه.
And Dhu al-Anāb: Qays ibn Ma'd Yakrib, and Suhayl ibn 'Amr ibn 'Abd Shams, may God be pleased with them.