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الشنبث

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the lion, often emphasizing its strength and robustness. It also extends to the concept of deep attachment or infatuation.

Derived headwords

الشَّنَبَثnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name for the lion, signifying its strength and ferocity.

  2. 2.
    Robust personclassical

    Used metaphorically to describe a strong and stout individual.

الشَّنَابِثnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    An alternative form for the lion, also denoting its robust nature.

شَنَبِثَverb
  1. 1.
    To be robustclassical

    Describing something or someone as being stout or thickset.

شَنَبِثَ الهَوَى قَلْبَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To be infatuatedclassical

    When love or strong affection deeply attaches to someone's heart.

Parallel reading

الشَّنَبَث: الأسد
Al-Shanabath: the lion.
كالشنابث، بالضم
Like al-Shanabith, with dammah.
وهو الغليظ
And it is the stout/thickset one.
شنبث الهوى قلبه: علق به
Shanabath al-hawa qalbahu: it attached to him.