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الكنبث

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe qualities of being solid, contracted, and stingy. It is primarily used to describe a person who is miserly and tight-fisted, or something that is firm and unyielding.

Derived headwords

الْكَنَبِثnoun
  1. 1.
    Solidclassical

    Referring to something that is firm, hard, and unyielding in its nature.

  2. 2.
    Contractedclassical

    Describing something that is drawn in or shrunken, possibly due to cold or a miserly disposition.

  3. 3.
    Miserlyclassical

    A person characterized by extreme stinginess and unwillingness to spend money.

كُنْبُثverb
  1. 1.
    To contractclassical

    To draw oneself in, to become shrunken or constricted, often implying a physical or emotional withdrawal.

تَكَنَبَثَverb
  1. 1.
    To contractclassical

    To become contracted or drawn in, similar to the root verb, indicating a state of being shrunken or constricted.

Parallel reading

الْكَنَبِث، كقنفذ وعلابط وزنبور: الصلب، والمنقبض البخيل.
Al-kanabith, like qunfudh, 'alābiṭ, and zunbūr: the solid, and the contracted miser.
وكنبث وتكنبث: تقبض.
And kanabatha and takanbaththa: to contract.