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عنبر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root 'anbara (عنبر) primarily relates to ambergris, a fragrant substance from the sperm whale. It also refers to a specific Arab tribe and its descendants, highlighting a genealogical connection.

Derived headwords

عَنْبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    ambergrisboth

    A fragrant, waxy substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales, often used in perfumery and historically as a medicine or incense.

  2. 2.
    a type of perfumeclassical

    A general term for a type of perfume or incense, derived from the primary meaning of ambergris.

العنبرname
  1. 1.
    A type of perfume/fragrance (ambergris).both

    A type of perfume/fragrance (ambergris).

بلعنبرname
  1. 1.
    Banu Al-Anbarclassical

    A tribal designation referring to the descendants of Al-Anbar, a branch of the Tamim tribe. The 'nun' (ن) is omitted in this form.

Parallel reading

العنبر: ضرب من الطيب.
Al-Anbar: a type of perfume.
والعنبر: أبوحى من تميم، وهو العنبر بن عمرو بن تميم.
And Al-Anbar: Abu Huwayy from Tamim, and he is Al-Anbar ibn Amr ibn Tamim.
وبلعنبر، هم بنو العنبر، حذفوا النون لما ذكرناه في باب الثاء في بلحارث
And Bil-Anbar, they are the Banu Al-Anbar, they omitted the 'nun' as we mentioned in the chapter of the 'tha' in Bil-Harith.