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عنظب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses the male locust, with variations in terminology and specific descriptions. It also touches upon the grammatical treatment of the letter 'nun' in word formation.

Derived headwords

العنظبnoun
  1. 1.
    male locustboth

    The male of the locust. This is the primary meaning associated with the term.

العنظابnoun
  1. 1.
    male locustclassical

    Another term for the male locust, presented as a variation.

العنظوبnoun
  1. 1.
    male locustclassical

    A further variation used to denote the male locust.

الحنظبnoun
  1. 1.
    male locustclassical

    Also refers to the male locust, mentioned as a synonym or alternative term.

  2. 2.
    male beetleclassical

    The male of beetles, as distinguished from locusts.

Parallel reading

وقال لليث: العنظب: الجراد الذكر.
And Al-Layth said: Al-ʿanẓab is the male locust.
وقال الأصمعي: الذكر من الجراد هو الحنظب العنظب.
And Al-Aṣmaʿī said: The male of the locust is the ḥanẓab, the ʿanẓab.
وقال الكسائي: هو العنظب والعنظاب والعنظوب.
And Al-Kisāʾī said: It is al-ʿanẓab, al-ʿanẓāb, and al-ʿanẓūb.
وقال أبو عمرو: هو العنظب.
And Abū ʿAmr said: It is al-ʿanẓab.
فأما الحنظب فذكر الخنافس.
As for al-ḥanẓab, it is the male of beetles.
وعن اللحياني يقال: عنظب وعنظاب وعنظاب، وهو الجراد الذكر.
And from Al-Laḥyānī, it is said: ʿanẓab, ʿanẓāb, and ʿanẓāb, and it is the male locust.
وقيل: هو الجراد الأصفر، وقد تقدم في (عظب) وأوردنا هناك ما يتعلق به.
And it was said: It is the yellow locust, and it has been previously mentioned under (ʿaẓab) and we have brought what relates to it there.