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شنح

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something that is tall or elongated. It is applied to people, animals, and potentially other things that possess this characteristic of height or length.

Derived headwords

الشَّنَاحِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Tallboth

    Describing someone or something as being tall or long.

شَنَّاحadjective
  1. 1.
    Tallclassical

    An adjective used to describe a tall person. The 'ya' is omitted due to the meeting of two silent letters.

  2. 2.
    Young camel (male)classical

    Refers to a young male camel, specifically one that is strong and tall.

رجل شناح — A tall man
بكر شناح — A young male camel
شَنَاحِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    Young female camelclassical

    An adjective describing a young female camel, implying it is tall or well-developed.

بكرة شناحية — A young female camel

Parallel reading

الطويل.
The tall one.
رجل شناح، حذفت الياء مع التنوين لاجتماع الساكنين
A tall man, the 'ya' was omitted with the tanwin due to the meeting of two silent letters.
وبكر شناح، وهو الفتي من الابل
And a young male camel, which is the strong young one of the camels.
وبكرة شناحية.
And a young female camel.