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الكنثر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something that is large, bulky, or coarse in texture or form. It extends to describe physical attributes of both humans and animals, as well as actions related to growth and expansion.

Derived headwords

الكُنْثَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Large gatheringclassical

    A large gathering or assembly of people.

  2. 2.
    Coarse textureclassical

    Refers to a coarse or rough texture, particularly in relation to physical form.

الكَنَاثِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Large gatheringclassical

    A large gathering or assembly of people, similar to الكنثر.

  2. 2.
    Coarse textureclassical

    Refers to a coarse or rough texture, particularly in relation to physical form.

مُكَنْتَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Coarse-facedclassical

    Describes a face that is coarse, rough, or thick-featured.

كُنْثَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Donkey's nostrilclassical

    Specifically refers to the nostril of a donkey.

تَكَنْتَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To become largemodern

    To become large, bulky, or swollen.

  2. 2.
    To puff upmodern

    To puff up or expand in size.

Parallel reading

المُجْتَمِعُ الخَلْقِ
The one of gathered/assembled creation.
وَحَشَفَةُ الرَّجُلِ
And the glans of the man.
وَوَجْهٌ مُكَنْتَرٌ
And a coarse-faced man.
لِلْفَاعِلِ: غَلِيظٌ
For the doer (active participle): coarse/thick.
وَكُنْثَرَةُ الحِمَارِ: نَخْرَتُهُ
And the donkey's كنثرة: its nostril.
وَتَكَنْتَرَ: ضَخُمَ
And he became large: he grew large.
وَانْتَفَشَ
And he puffed up.