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قتب

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to containers, groups, and the growth or maturation of plants. It also touches upon specific terms for groups of horses and hunting equipment.

Derived headwords

القُنْبnoun
  1. 1.
    sheathclassical

    A sheath or covering for the penis of a horse or other hoofed animal.

  2. 2.
    containerclassical

    A general term for a container, possibly for carrying hunted game.

القُنَيْبnoun
  1. 1.
    groups of peopleclassical

    Refers to gatherings or groups of people.

المِقْنَبnoun
  1. 1.
    group of horsesclassical

    A specific number of horses, ranging from thirty to forty.

  2. 2.
    hunting gearclassical

    An item used by a hunter to hold their catch.

قَنَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to sproutclassical

    The verb form describing the sprouting or vigorous growth of crops.

تَقْنِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    sproutingclassical

    The act of sprouting or growing vigorously, specifically referring to crops.

القَنَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sproutclassical

    The sprout or shoot of a plant, particularly the leafy part that encloses the seed head.

العُصَيْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    leafy sheathclassical

    The clustered leaves that surround and enclose the seed head of a plant.

Parallel reading

القنب: وعاء قضيب الفرس وغيره من ذوات الحافر.
Al-qanb: the sheath of the penis of a horse and other hoofed animals.
والقنيب: جماعات الناس.
And al-qunayb: groups of people.
والمقنب: ما بين الثلاثين إلى الأربعين من الخيل.
And al-miqnab: what is between thirty and forty of horses.
والمقنب أيضا: شئ يكون مع الصائد يجعل فيه ما يصيده.
And al-miqnab also: something that is with the hunter in which he puts what he hunts.
حكاه أبو عبيد في المصنف عن القنانى.
Abu Ubayd narrated it in his work from al-Qannani.
قنب الزرع تقنيبا، إذا أعصف.
The crop sprouted vigorously, taqneeban, when it became abundant.
وتسمى العصيفة القنابة.
And the leafy sheath is called al-qanabah.
والعصيفة: الورق المجتمع الذي يكون فيه السنبل.
And al-usayfah: the clustered leaves in which the seed head is.