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شنخب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes elevated parts of mountains and the upper parts of an animal's back. It can also refer to tall individuals.

Derived headwords

الشَّنْخُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    top of the mountainboth

    The highest part or summit of a mountain.

  2. 2.
    top of the camel's humpclassical

    The upper part of the camel's hump, specifically the shoulder area.

الشَّنْخُوبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    top of the mountainboth

    The highest part or summit of a mountain.

الشِّنْخَابnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain peaksboth

    The summits or highest points of mountains.

الشِّنْخَابnoun
  1. 1.
    upper back vertebraeclassical

    The vertebrae forming the upper part of the back, particularly of a camel.

الشِّنْخَبadjective
  1. 1.
    tall (man)classical

    A man who is tall in stature.

Parallel reading

أعلى الجبل كالشنخوبة
The top of the mountain is like the shinkhūbah.
الشنخاب بالكسر
The shinkhāb (with kasrah).
شناخيب الجبال: رءوسها
The shinākhīb of the mountains: their summits.
الشنخوبة والشنخوب: واحد شناخيب الجبل، وهي رءوسه
The shinkhūbah and the shinkhūb: are one of the shinākhīb of the mountain, and they are its summits.
ذوات الشناخيب الصم
Those possessing the lofty, solid peaks.
هي رءوس الجبال العالية
They are the high mountain peaks.
والشنخوب: فرع الكاهل وفقرة الظهر من البعير
And the shinkhūb: is the upper part of the hump and the vertebrae of the back of a camel.
والشنخب: الطويل من الرجال
And the shinkhab: is the tall man.