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شنقب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to refer to specific types of birds or animals. The primary discussion revolves around the word 'شنقب' itself, with some debate about its origin and whether it denotes a bird or a more general animal.

Derived headwords

الشُّنْقُبnoun
  1. 1.
    type of birdclassical

    A specific kind of bird, mentioned by Al-Damiri.

  2. 2.
    animalclassical

    A known animal, as stated by Al-Damiri.

الشُّنْقَابnoun
  1. 1.
    type of birdclassical

    A specific type of bird, mentioned by Al-Saghani, similar in form to 'قنطار'.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان هنا وأورده في (ش ق ب)
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it here and mentioned it under (sh q b).
هو (و) الشنقاب مثل) قنطار: ضرب من الطير
It is (and) Al-Shunqab, like (Qintar): a type of bird.
وعلى الأول اقتصر الدميري وقال: إنه حيوان معروف
Al-Damiri limited himself to the first meaning and said: it is a known animal.
والثاني رواه أبو مالك ولم يجيء به غيره
And the second meaning was narrated by Abu Malik and no one else mentioned it.
فإن كان هذا صحيحا فإن اشتقاقه من الشقب، والنون والألف زائدتان
If this is correct, then its derivation is from (sh q b), and the 'nun' and 'alif' are extra.