قبن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

The root قبن primarily relates to the concept of going, disappearing, or being hidden. It also extends to terms for small creatures and, metaphorically, to trustworthiness and a specific type of scale.

Derived headwords

قَبَنَverb

1.
to go, disappearclassical
To go away or disappear into the ground.

قُبُونnoun

1.
going, disappearanceclassical
The act of going away or disappearing.

حِمَار قَبَانnoun

1.
small creatureclassical
A small, crawling creature, possibly an insect or a small animal.

قَبَانnoun

1.
scale, balanceclassical
A scale or balance used for weighing, likely a loanword.

قَبَانnoun

1.
trustee, custodianclassical
Someone who is trustworthy or acts as a custodian or guardian over another person or their affairs.

أَقْبَأَنَّverb

1.
to contract, shrinkclassical
To contract or shrink, similar to the verb اكبأنّ.

Parallel reading

في الأرض قبونا

went into the earth

وحمار قبان

and a qabān donkey (referring to a small creature)

والوجه أن يكون فعلان

And the correct form is likely fa'lān

والقبان: القسطاس، معرب

And al-qabbān is the qistās, a loanword

وفلان قبان على فلان

And so-and-so is a qabbān over so-and-so

أي أمين عليه

meaning trustworthy or a custodian over him

وأقبأن: تقبض

And aqba'anna means to contract

مثل اكبأن

like ikba'anna