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الصنتع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes characteristics related to a stout, prominent, or protruding physical appearance, often applied to animals like ostriches and donkeys, and sometimes to humans. It can also denote a specific physical attribute like prominent cheeks or a broad forehead, or conversely, thin cheeks.

Derived headwords

الصَّنْتَعُnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrichclassical

    A hard-headed ostrich.

  2. 2.
    Donkeyclassical

    A donkey with a hard head.

  3. 3.
    Prominent featuresclassical

    Someone with prominent cheeks and eyebrows.

  4. 4.
    Broad foreheadclassical

    Someone with a broad forehead.

  5. 5.
    Thin cheeksclassical

    Someone with thin cheeks, which is the opposite of the previous meaning.

المُصَنَّعُadjective
  1. 1.
    Deformedclassical

    Deformed or misshapen.

المُصَنَّتِعُadjective
  1. 1.
    Deformedclassical

    Deformed or misshapen.

Parallel reading

الصَّنْتَعُ: النَّعَامُ الصُّلْبُ الرَّأْسِ
The hard-headed ostrich.
وَكَذَا الحِمَارُ
And likewise the donkey.
أَوِ النَّاتِئُ الوَجْنَتَيْنِ وَالحَاجِبَيْنِ
Or one with prominent cheeks and eyebrows.
العَظِيمُ الجَبْهَةِ
Or one with a broad forehead.
أَوِ الرَّقِيقُ الخَدِّ، ضِدٌّ
Or one with thin cheeks, which is the opposite.
وَالمُحَرَّفُ، كَالمُصَنَّتِعِ.
And deformed, like the المصنتع.