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سنتب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very rare and possibly non-standard, with limited attestations. It is primarily associated with the concept of 'backbiting' or 'slander', and secondarily with a negative disposition or bad character.

Derived headwords

السَّنْتَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    backbiting, slanderclassical

    The act of speaking ill of someone in their absence, equivalent to غيبة (ghibah).

سَنْتَبadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-tempered, bad-naturedclassical

    Describing someone who possesses a poor disposition or unpleasant character.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال أبو عمرو: هي الغيبة بكسر الغين المعجمة
And Abu Amr said: it is al-ghibah, with a kasrah on the emphasized ghayn.
وفي نسخة بإهمال العين وفتحها، وهو غلط
And in one copy, it is with an unpointed 'ayn and a fatḥah, which is an error.
كقنفذ: السيىء الخلق
Like qinfudh: ill-tempered.
قاله ابن الأعرابي
This was said by Ibn al-A'rabi.