غنب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses specific anatomical features, particularly in the cheeks and mouth, and also refers to abundant spoils or booty.

Derived headwords

الغُنْبَةnoun

1.
cheeksclassical
The fleshy parts of the mouth, specifically the inner sides of the cheeks.

غُنْبَةnoun

1.
cheek of a handsome boyclassical
The part of the cheek located in the middle of a handsome boy's face.

الغَنَبnoun

1.
abundant spoilsclassical
A large amount of booty or spoils of war, possibly a metathesis of 'ghanimah' (booty).

أهمله الجوهري

Al-Jawhari neglected it.

وقال ابن الإعرابي: هي (دارات أوساط) الإشداق.

And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: They are the (rounded middles) of the cheeks.

وإنما تكون في أوساطه (أشداق الغلمان الملاح واحدتها غنبة، بالضم)

And they are only found in the middles of (the cheeks of handsome boys, its singular is ghunbah, with dammah).

ويقال: الغنبة: التي تكون وسط خد الغلام المليح،

And it is said: Al-ghunbah: is that which is in the middle of the cheek of a handsome boy,

ولكن ضبطه الصاغاني الغنب، بضمتين.

But Al-Saghani vocalized it as Al-ghanab, with two dammahs.

والغنب بالفتح فالسكون: (الغنيمة الكثيرة)

And Al-ghanab, with fatha then sukoon: is (abundant spoils),

كأن الباء بدل الميم.

as if the 'ba' is a substitute for the 'meem'.