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الصنبل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to refer to a cunning, astute, or formidable person. It also functions as a proper name.

Derived headwords

الصُّنْبُلnoun
  1. 1.
    cunning personclassical

    A cunning, astute, or formidable individual, often implying a degree of shrewdness or craftiness.

الصُّنْبُلname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name, specifically mentioned as belonging to a man from the tribe of Taghlib.

Parallel reading

الصنبل، بالباء الموحدة، كقنفذ، وخندف: الداهي المنكر.
Al-Sunbul, with the unified ba', like qunfudh and khindaf: the cunning, the unknown.
وكخندف: علم رجل من تغلب.
And like Khindaf: a proper name of a man from Taghlib.