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الكنار

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to specific types of fruits and plants, particularly the fruit of the Sidr tree. It also extends to describe certain types of garments and musical instruments, as well as terms for individuals who are large, coarse, or wear ostentatious headwear.

Derived headwords

الكِنَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Sidr fruitboth

    The fruit of the Sidr tree (Ziziphus spina-christi).

الكِنَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Linen garmentclassical

    A piece or strip of linen cloth.

الكِنَارَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Musical instrumentsclassical

    A collective term for various musical instruments, possibly including lutes, tambourines, or drums.

الكِنَانِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Musical instrumentsclassical

    Similar to 'al-kinārāt', referring to musical instruments like lutes or drums.

المُكَنَّرadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and coarseclassical

    Describing a person who is large, corpulent, and coarse in manner or appearance.

المُكَنَّرnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostentatious turbanclassical

    A large, ill-fitting, or ostentatious turban or headwrap.

المَكْنُورadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and coarseclassical

    Synonymous with 'al-mukannar', referring to someone who is large and coarse.

المَكْنُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostentatious turbanclassical

    Synonymous with 'al-mukannar', referring to a large or ill-fitting turban.

Parallel reading

الكِنَار، كغراب: النبق.
Al-kinār, like 'ghurāb': The Sidr fruit.
والكنارة، بالكسر والشد: الشقة من ثياب الكتان.
And al-kinārah, with kasrah and shaddah: A strip of linen cloth.
والكنارات، بالكسر والشد وتفتح: العيدان، أو الدفوف، أو الطبول، أو الطنابير، كالكنانير.
And al-kinārāt, with kasrah and shaddah and optionally fatha: The lutes, or tambourines, or drums, or stringed instruments, like al-kinānīr.
كالكنانير.
Like al-kinānīr.
والمُكَنَّر، كمحدث، والمكنور: الضخم السمج،
And al-mukannar, like 'muḥdath', and al-maknūr: The large and coarse,
والمعتم عمامة جافية.
And the one who wraps a large, ill-fitting turban.