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العنط

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of length, particularly the length and beauty of the neck. It extends to describe tallness in general, and also refers to the early stages of youth and a type of pitcher.

Derived headwords

العُنُقnoun
  1. 1.
    neckboth

    The part of the body connecting the head to the torso. It can also refer to the length and beauty of the neck.

العنطnoun
  1. 1.
    long neckclassical

    Refers to the length and beauty of the neck, or generally to length.

العنطنطadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Describing someone or something as tall.

العنطنطnoun
  1. 1.
    pitcherclassical

    A type of pitcher or ewer.

العنطيانnoun
  1. 1.
    early youthclassical

    The beginning or early stages of youth.

أعنطverb
  1. 1.
    to have a long neckclassical

    To possess a long neck, or to be characterized by length.

أعنطverb
  1. 1.
    to come with a tall offspringclassical

    To arrive or produce offspring that is tall or long-necked.

Parallel reading

العنط، محركة: طول العنق وحسنه، أو الطول عامة.
Al-'unṭ, with harakah: the length of the neck and its beauty, or length in general.
والعنطنط، كسمعمع: الطويل، وهي بهاء، والإبريق.
And al-'anṭanṭ, like samʿam: the tall one, and it (feminine) is beauty, and the pitcher.
والعنطيان، بالكسر: أول الشباب.
And al-'unṭiyān, with kasrah: the beginning of youth.
وأعنط: جاء بولد عنطنط.
And aʿanṭa: he came with a tall offspring.