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الكنتع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe shortness or being short in stature. It is primarily used as an adjective to denote a physically short person.

Derived headwords

الكُنْتَعُnoun
  1. 1.
    short personboth

    A person who is short in stature.

قصيرadjective
  1. 1.
    shortboth

    Having little height or length.

Parallel reading

الكنتع كقنفذ: القصير.
Al-kanta' like qunfudh: the short one.