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قرنب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a loose or flabby flank, and by extension, a jerboa or its young. It also refers to a type of insect resembling a beetle and is used metaphorically.

Derived headwords

القُرْنُبnoun
  1. 1.
    flankclassical

    The loose or flabby flank, as narrated by Ibn al-A'rabi.

  2. 2.
    jerboaclassical

    A jerboa, or its young, as narrated by al-Asma'i. The 'fa' is a variant pronunciation for this meaning.

القُرْنَبَىnoun
  1. 1.
    insectclassical

    A small creature resembling a beetle, or slightly larger, with long legs, as described by al-Asma'i.

Parallel reading

القرنب، كقنفذ: الخاصرة المسترخية، عن ابن الأعرابي.
Al-qurnub, like qunfudh: the loose flank, according to Ibn al-A'rabi.
وكجعفر: اليربوع، أو ولدها من اليربوع
And like Ja'far: the jerboa, or its young from the jerboa.
القرنبى، مقصور، فعنلى معتلا، حكى الأصمعي أنه دويبة شبه الخنفساء، أو أعظم منه شيئا، طويلة الرجل
Al-qurnubā, shortened, a fa'anlā form with a weak letter, al-Asma'i narrated that it is a small creature resembling a beetle, or slightly larger, with long legs.
ترى التيمي يزحف كالقرنبى إلى تيمية كعصا المليل
You see al-Taymi crawling like al-qurnubā towards a Taymiyyah woman like the staff of al-Malil.
القرنبى في عين أمها حسنة
Al-qurnubā is beautiful in its mother's eye.
يدب إلى أحشائها كل ليلة دبيب القرنبى بات يعلو نقا سهلا
He creeps into her insides every night with the creeping of al-qurnubā as it spent the night ascending an easy dune.