طنب

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root طنب (ṭanaba) primarily relates to stretching, extending, and permanence. It encompasses physical extensions like tent ropes and the body's sinews, as well as abstract concepts like exaggeration in speech and prolonged presence in a place. It also denotes a specific type of crookedness in a spear.

Derived headwords

الطُّنْبnoun

1.
tent ropeboth
A rope used to secure a tent or pavilion.
2.
sinew, tendonclassical
A cord-like tissue connecting muscle to bone, or a thick vein in the body.
3.
tree rootclassical
The root of a tree.

أَطْنَابnoun

1.
tent ropesboth
The plural of طنب (ṭunb), referring to the ropes used to secure a tent.

مُطَنَّبadjective

1.
secured by ropesboth
Describing a tent or pavilion that is stretched and secured by ropes.

المُطَنِّبnoun

1.
shoulder, upper armclassical
The part of the body including the shoulder and upper arm.

طُنْبnoun

1.
a tent ropeboth
a tent rope

طَنَبَverb

1.
a tent ropeboth
a tent rope

طَنَّبَverb

1.
a tent ropeboth
a tent rope

أَطْنَبَverb

1.
to exaggerate, elaborateboth
To go into excessive detail or length in speech.
2.
to follow closelyclassical
Said of camels, meaning they follow one another closely in their journey.
3.
to intensifyclassical
Said of wind, meaning it blows strongly, raising dust.

ابنُ الاطْنَابَةname

1.
poet's epithetclassical
A name given to a poet, likely referring to someone known for lengthy or elaborate poetry.

الاطْنَابَةnoun

1.
umbrella, canopyclassical
A large covering, like an umbrella or a canopy, providing shade.

الإطْنَابَةnoun

1.
bowstring attachmentclassical
A cord or strap used to attach the string to the end of an Arab bow.

Parallel reading

حبل الخباء، والجمع أطناب.

The rope of the tent, and its plural is aṭnāb.

يقال خباء مطنب ورواق مطنب، أي مشدود بالأطناب.

It is said of a tent or pavilion, 'muṭannab', meaning secured by ropes.

والطنب: أيضا عرق الشجر وعصب الجسد.

And aṭ-ṭunb: also the root of a tree and the sinew of the body.

والمطنب: المنكب والعاتق.

And al-muṭannab: the shoulder and the upper arm.

وإذ هي سوداء مثل الفحيم تغشي المطانب والمنكبا

And behold, she was black like charcoal, covering the shoulders and the upper arm.

والطنب، بالتحريك: اعوجاج في الرمح.

And aṭ-ṭunb, with vowelization: a crookedness in the spear.

وطنب بالمكان، أي أقام به.

And he stayed in a place, meaning he resided there.

وطنب الفرس، أي طال متنه.

And the horse 'ṭannaba', meaning its back became long.

وأطنب في الكلام: بالغ فيه.

And he exaggerated in speech, meaning he went to extremes in it.

وابن الاطنابة: رجل شاعر.

And Ibn al-Iṭābah: a man who is a poet.

والاطنابة: المظلة.

And al-iṭābah: the umbrella/canopy.

والإطنابة: سير يشد في طرف وتر القوس العربية.

And al-iṭābah: a strap that is tied to the end of the string of an Arab bow.

وأطِنَّبَت الإبل، إذا اتبع بعضها بعضا في السير.

And the camels 'aṭnabat', if they followed each other closely in their journey.

وأطنبت الريح، إذا اشتدت في غبار.

And the wind 'aṭnabat', if it intensified with dust.