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حنب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a physical posture of bending, arching, or inclining, particularly in horses and humans. It can also refer to a specific gait or stance, sometimes considered a mark of distinction.

Derived headwords

النحنيبnoun
  1. 1.
    arching, tensionclassical

    A bending and tension in the back and legs, particularly observed in a horse.

انحنىverb
  1. 1.
    the thing: it bentboth

    the thing: it bent

التجنيبnoun
  1. 1.
    wide-legged stanceclassical

    A posture where the legs are spread wide apart, distinct from being bow-legged (فحج). This is considered a praiseworthy trait.

المحنبadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-leggedclassical

    Describing someone whose legs are far apart, not due to being bow-legged, which is considered a commendable characteristic.

تحنبverb
  1. 1.
    to bend, to stoopboth

    To stoop or bend oneself, to become hunched.

Parallel reading

النحنيب في الفرس: انحناء وتوتير في الصلب واليدين
An-nahnīb in a horse: bending and tension in the back and legs.
فإذا كان ذلك في الرجل فهو التجنيب بالجيم
And when that is in a man, it is at-tajnīb (with a jīm).
وكرى إذا نادى المضاف مجنبا
And I rode swiftly when the one seeking refuge called out, with a wide stance,
كمثل سيد الغضى نبهته المتورد
Like the lord of the thorny bushes, whom the one with red flowers awakened.
المحنب: البعيد ما بين الرجلين من غير فحج، وهو مدح
Al-muḥannab: one whose legs are far apart, not due to being bow-legged, and this is praise.
وتحنب فلان، أي تقوس وانحنى
And so-and-so bent over, meaning he arched and inclined.