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العبن

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes physical robustness, thickness, and coarseness, particularly in relation to animals like camels and eagles. It also extends to the concept of strength and sturdiness.

Derived headwords

العَبْنُnoun
  1. 1.
    thickness, coarsenessboth

    Refers to a state of being thick, stout, or coarse in body.

العُبْنُnoun
  1. 1.
    fat, plumpclassical

    Describes individuals who are fat and well-built, specifically mentioned as 'the plump and handsome ones'.

العَبْنُadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, stout, largeboth

    Describes something as thick, stout, or large, particularly applied to eagles and camels.

العَبْنَىnoun
  1. 1.
    large eagleclassical

    A large and stout eagle.

  2. 2.
    large camelclassical

    A large and stout camel.

العَبْنَاهُnoun
  1. 1.
    large eagleclassical

    A large and stout eagle.

  2. 2.
    large camelclassical

    A large and stout camel.

عُبْنِيَّاتٌnoun
  1. 1.
    large eaglesclassical

    Plural of 'عبنى', referring to large and stout eagles.

  2. 2.
    large camelsclassical

    Plural of 'عبنى', referring to large and stout camels.

أَعْبَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to acquire a large camelclassical

    To take or acquire a camel that is large and stout.

العُبْنَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    strength of a camelclassical

    Refers to the strength and sturdiness of a male or female camel.

Parallel reading

العبن، (بالفتح) : الغلظ في الجسم، والخشونة
Al-'abn (with fatha): thickness in the body, and coarseness.
وبضمتين: السمان الملاح منا
And with damma: the fat, handsome ones among us.
ومحركة مشددة النون: الغليظ والعظيم من النسور والجمال
And with haraka and shadda on the noon: the thick and large ones of eagles and camels.
كالعبنى والعبناة ج: عبنيات
Like al-'abna and al-'abnaah, plural: 'ubniyyaat.
وأعبن: اتخذ جملا عبنى
And 'a'bana: he took a large camel.
والعبنة، بالضم: قوة الجمل والناقة
And al-'ubnah (with damma): the strength of the camel and the she-camel.