الخنابس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are unpleasant, ugly, or formidable in appearance. It extends to descriptions of strong, steadfast individuals, dark nights, and the gait or mane of a lion.

Derived headwords

الخَنَابِسnoun

1.
Ugly/unpleasant appearanceboth
Describing something or someone as having an unpleasant or ugly appearance.
2.
Lionclassical
A lion, often used poetically or in specific contexts.
3.
Strong/steadfast personclassical
A man who is large, strong, and firmly established.
4.
Dark nightclassical
A night characterized by intense darkness.

خُنْبُسname

1.
Ancestor of poetsclassical
A male given name, specifically mentioned as the ancestor of the poets Hudbah bin Khushram and Ziyadah bin Zayd.

خُنْبُسname

1.
Persian poetclassical
A male given name, identified as a Persian poet.

خَنْبَسَةnoun

1.
Lion's gait/maneclassical
Refers to the way a lion walks or its mane.

Parallel reading

الخنابس، كعلابط: الكريه المنظر

Al-Khanabis, like 'alaabit: the unpleasant in appearance.

والأسد ج: بالفتح

And the lion, plural (with fatha on the first letter).

والقديم الشديد الثابت

And the old, strong, and steadfast.

و من الليالي: الشديد الظلمة

And of the nights: intensely dark.

والرجل الضخم تعلوه كردمة، كالخنبس

And the large man upon whom is a hump, like al-khanbis.

ج: خنابسون

Plural: khanaabisun.

وخنبس، بالكسر: جد لهدبة بن خشرم

And Khunbas, with kasra: the grandfather of Hudbah bin Khushram.

وجد لزيادة بن زيد الشاعرين

And the grandfather of the two poets Ziyadah bin Zayd.

ودعجة بن خنبس، بالفتح: شاعر فارس

And Da'ajah bin Khunbas, with fatha: a Persian poet.

وخنبس: قسم الغنيمة

And khunbas: the division of spoils.

وخنبسة الأسد: ترارته، أو مشيته

And khansabah of the lion: its mane, or its gait.