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دنب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being short, stubby, or truncated, often referring to physical attributes like a tail or stature. It can also extend to meanings of following or being appended.

Derived headwords

الدَّنَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shortnessboth

    A state or quality of being short or stubby.

الدَّنَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    short tailboth

    A short or stubby tail, often referring to an animal's tail.

  2. 2.
    short personclassical

    A person who is short in stature.

Parallel reading

الدنابة بتشديد النون: القصير
Ad-danābah (with a shaddah on the nūn): the short one.
وكذلك الدنبة مقصور منه
And likewise, ad-dambah is a shortened form derived from it.