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رنب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the animal 'rabbit' or 'hare' and its characteristics. It extends to describe things made with rabbit fur and, metaphorically, the tip of the nose.

Derived headwords

الأَرْنَبnoun
  1. 1.
    hare, rabbitboth

    The common hare or rabbit, a small mammal known for its speed and long ears.

أَرَانِبnoun
  1. 1.
    hares, rabbitsboth

    The plural form of 'arnab', referring to multiple hares or rabbits.

مُؤَرْنَبadjective
  1. 1.
    mixed with rabbit furclassical

    Describing a garment or fabric whose yarn has been mixed with the fur of rabbits.

مُؤَرْنَبَةadjective
  1. 1.
    having haresclassical

    Describing land that is inhabited by hares or rabbits.

الأَرْنَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tip of the noseboth

    The fleshy extremity of the nose, often used metaphorically.

أَرَانِيهَاnoun
  1. 1.
    its haresclassical

    A possessive form referring to the hares belonging to something or someone previously mentioned.

Parallel reading

الأرنب: واحدة الأرانب.
The hare: the singular of hares.
وكساء مؤرنب: خلط غزله بوبر الأرانب.
And a mu'arnab garment: its yarn mixed with rabbit fur.
تدلت على حص الرؤوس كأنها * كرات غلام من كساء مؤرنب
They hung down on the pebbles of the heads as if they were * balls of a boy from a mu'arnab garment.
وأرض مؤرنبة، بكسر النون: ذات أرانب.
And a mu'arnabah land, with a kasra on the noon: having hares.
والارنبة: طرف الانف.
And the arnaba: the tip of the nose.
لها أشارير من لحم تتمره * من الثعالى ووخز من أرانيها
She has delicacies of meat that she gathers * from foxes and a prickle from its hares.
يريد الثعالب والارانب، فلما اضطر واحتاج إلى الوزن أبدل من الياء حرف اللين.
He means foxes and hares, and when he was compelled and needed to fit the meter, he substituted the soft letter for the yaa.