كبن

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of bending, folding, restraining, and holding back. It also extends to descriptions of physical attributes like shortness or stoutness, and specific terms for food, illness, and games.

Derived headwords

كَبَنَverb

1.
to run with easeclassical
The horse ran with a flowing, unrestrained gait.
2.
to run shortclassical
The horse's run was short or limited.
3.
to fold and sewclassical
To fold a garment inwards and then sew it.
4.
to restrainclassical
To hold back or curb something, like a fringe.
5.
to divertclassical
To turn someone's favor or kindness away from its original recipient to another.
6.
to turn awayclassical
To turn away from something or to deviate from it.
7.
to stoopclassical
The animal stooped or pressed itself to the ground.

كَبْنnoun

1.
runningclassical
The act of running, particularly with a flowing gait.
2.
foldingclassical
The act of folding and sewing.
3.
restraintclassical
The act of holding back or curbing.
4.
stillnessclassical
Calmness or quietude.

كُبُونnoun

1.
stillnessclassical
A state of quietness or repose.

كَبْناًnoun

1.
runningclassical
A specific term for the running of a horse.

كَبُوناًnoun

1.
runningclassical
A specific term for the running of a horse.

رجل كَبِنadjective

1.
stout and strongclassical
A man described as stout and strong, similar to 'katil'.

كَبْنَةnoun

1.
stingy personclassical
A mean or stingy person who does not look up.
2.
gameclassical
A children's game.

مَكْبُونadjective

1.
short-legged horseclassical
A horse with short legs, a wide chest, and large bones.
2.
hasty womanclassical
A woman who is hurried or rushed.

مَكابِينnoun

1.
short-legged horsesclassical
Plural of 'makbun', referring to horses with short legs.

اِكْبَأَنَّverb

1.
to contractclassical
To draw oneself together or contract.

مَكْبُون الأصابعadjective

1.
thick-fingeredclassical
Having thick or coarse fingers.

كُبَّانnoun

1.
maize foodclassical
A food made from maize, specific to Yemen.
2.
camel illnessclassical
A disease affecting camels.

بَعِيرٌ مَكْبُونadjective

1.
stunted camelclassical
A camel that is short or stunted in its growth.

كُبْنَةnoun

1.
gameclassical
A children's game.

كُدْجَنَةnoun

1.
dry breadclassical
A piece of dry, hard bread.

أَكْبَنَ لِسَانَهُ عَنْهُverb

1.
to restrain one's tongueclassical
To hold back or restrain one's tongue from speaking about something.

مَكْبَنُ الفِقَارnoun

1.
joint fixerclassical
Something that secures or tightens the joints, like the spine.

كَبَنَ الدَّلْوَverb

1.
to shape the bucket's rimclassical
To form or shape the rim or lip of a bucket.

شَفَة الدَّلْوnoun

1.
bucket's rimclassical
The lip or rim of a bucket.

Parallel reading

كبن الفرس يكبن كبنا وكبونا: عدا في استرسال

The horse ran with a flowing gait.

والثوب يكبنه ويكبنه: ثناه إلى داخل، ثم خاطه

And the garment, he folds it inwards and then sews it.

وكفها، وصرف معروفه عن جاره إلى غيرهم

And he restrained it, and diverted his kindness from his neighbor to others.

وعن الشيء: كع، وعدل

And from the thing: he stooped, and deviated.

والظبي: لطأ بالأرض

And the gazelle: pressed itself to the ground.

ورجل كبن، كعتل

And a stout man, like a strong man.

وكبنة: كز لئيم، أو لا يرفع طرفه بخلا

And a mean person: stingy, or one who does not lift his gaze out of stinginess.

والمكبونة: الفرس القصير القوائم الرحيب الجوف، الشخت العظام

And the 'makbuna' (horse): short-legged, wide-chested, with large bones.

والمرأة العجلة

And the hasty woman.

واكبان: تقبض

And he contracted: he drew himself together.

ومكبون الأصابع: شثنها

And thick-fingered: coarse-fingered.

والكبان: طعام من الذرة لليمنيين

And 'al-Kabban': a food made from maize for the Yemenis.

وداء للإبل

And an illness for camels.

وبعير مكبون

And a stunted camel.

والكبنة، بالضم: لعبة

And 'al-Kubna', with damma: a game.

وكدجنة: الخبزة اليابسة

And 'Kudjana': the dry bread.

وأكبن لسانه عنه: كفه

And he restrained his tongue from it: he held it back.

ومكبن الفقار، كمكرم: محكمه

And 'Makban al-fiqar', like 'makram': its tightener.

وكبن الدلو: شفتها

And he shaped the bucket: its rim.

والكبون: السكون

And 'al-Kubun': stillness.