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عبن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large, immense, or colossal, particularly in reference to animals like camels or eagles. It conveys a sense of significant size and bulk.

Derived headwords

عَبْنَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be immenseclassical

    To be large, immense, or colossal, often used to describe animals.

عَبْنَنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    immenseclassical

    Describing something as large, immense, or colossal, particularly an eagle or a camel.

عَبْنَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    immenseclassical

    Similar to 'عَبْنَنٌ', denoting great size and bulk, especially for a camel.

عَبْنَوِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    immenseclassical

    Derived from 'عَبْنَاء', signifying immense size.

عَبْنَوِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    immensityclassical

    The state or quality of being immense or colossal.

عَبْنَوِيَّاتnoun
  1. 1.
    immense thingsclassical

    Plural form referring to things that are immense or colossal.

Parallel reading

نسر عبن، مشدد النون، أي عظيم.
An 'abnan eagle, with a doubled 'nun', means great/large.
وكذلك الجمل الضخم.
And likewise, a huge camel.
وعبنى مثله ملحق بفعلى بياء، إذا وصلته نونت، والانثى عبناة، والجمع عبنيات.
And 'abna' is similar, attached to 'af'alaa' with a 'yaa'. If you connect it, you double the 'nun'. The feminine is 'abnaah', and the plural is 'abnaaniyyaat'.
هان على عزة بنت الشحاج * مهوى جمال مالك في الادلاج
It was easy for 'Izzah bint al-Shuhaj * the fall of Malik's camels during the night journey
بالسير أرذاه وجيف الحجاج * كل عبنى بالعلاوى هجهاج
By traveling, the carcasses of the pilgrims weakened him. * Every immense one in the highlands is a swift traveler.
بحيث لا مستودع ولا ناج
Such that there is no place to hide nor anyone to escape.