قعنب

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes qualities of hardness, strength, and sometimes unpleasantness or deformity. It is applied to solid objects, animals like lions and foxes, and also to physical characteristics such as a crooked nose or shortness in stature. The root also appears in personal names and as a descriptive term for a specific posture.

Derived headwords

القَعْنَبnoun

1.
strong, solidclassical
Describing something as intensely strong and solid, applicable to any object.
2.
lionclassical
A name for a lion, emphasizing its strength and solidity.
3.
male foxclassical
A term for a male fox.

القَعانِبnoun

1.
lionclassical
A plural or alternative form for lion, derived from the root's meaning of strength.

قعنبname

1.
name of a manclassical
A personal name, specifically mentioned as the grandfather of Muhammad ibn Muslama, though the text corrects this to Abdullah ibn Muslama.

قعنب بن ضمرةname

1.
name of a poetclassical
The name of a poet from the Umayyad era, mentioned as a later addition to the text.

قعنب بن عصمةname

1.
name of a manclassical
A personal name mentioned in relation to the tribe of Yarbu' ibn Hanzala.

قعنب بن عتابname

1.
name of a manclassical
A personal name, also known by the epithet 'al-Mubir', mentioned in the context of a poem by Jarir.

القَعْنَبnoun

1.
crooked noseclassical
Refers to a nose that is bent or crooked.

قَعْنَبَةnoun

1.
crookedness (of nose)classical
The state of being crooked or bent, specifically referring to a nose.
2.
short womanclassical
A term for a woman who is short in stature.

عُقَاب قَعْنَبَاةadjective

1.
sharp-taloned eagleclassical
Describes an eagle with extremely sharp talons, implying swiftness and ferocity in snatching prey.

اقْعَنْبَىverb

1.
to crouch lowclassical
To assume a low, crouching posture, placing hands on the ground and sitting in a hunched position.

Parallel reading

هو (الشديد الصلب) من كل شيء

It is the strong, solid one of everything.

منه القعنب: (الأسد، كالقعانب فيهما)

And from it is al-Qanab: the lion, like al-Qanab in both meanings.

والقعنب: (الثعلب الذكر)

And al-Qanab: the male fox.

قعنب. اسم رجل، هو (جد محمد بن مسلمة)

Qanab. A man's name, he is the grandfather of Muhammad ibn Muslama.

وقعنب بن ضمرة الغطفاني، من شعراء الدولة الأموية

And Qanab ibn Damra al-Ghutafani, from the poets of the Umayyad state.

وفي يربوع بن حنظلة: قعنب بن عصمة بن عبيد، وقعنب بن عتاب بن الحارث، الملقب بالمبير

And in Yarbu' ibn Hanzala: Qanab ibn Isma ibn Ubaid, and Qanab ibn Attab ibn al-Harith, nicknamed al-Mubir.

قل لحفيف القصبات الجوفان جيؤوا بمثل قعنب والعلهان والردف عتاب غداة السوبان أو كأبي حزرة سم الفرسان

Say to the rustling of the hollow reeds: Bring forth one like Qanab and al-'Ilhan and Attab on the morning of al-Suban, or like Abu Huzra, the poison of the knights.

القعنب، أي (بالضم: الأنف المعوج، وفيه) أي الأنف (قعنبة) بالفتح، أي: اعوجاج.

Al-Qanab, meaning (with damma: the crooked nose, and in it) meaning the nose (Qanaba) with fatha, meaning: crookedness.

(والقعنبة) : المرأة (القصيرة).

And al-Qanaba: the short woman.

وعقاب قعنباة، كعقنباة، وقعبناة، وعقبناة، وبعنقاة: أي حديدة المخالب، وقيل: هي السريعة الخطف، المنكرة.

And an eagle Qanbatah, like 'Aqnabah, Wa-Qabnah, Wa-'Aqnabah, and Ba'naqah: meaning sharp-taloned, and it was said: she is swift in snatching, formidable.

أقبلت مجرمزا، حتى اقعنبيت بين يدي الحسن

She came rushing, until she crouched low before Al-Hasan.

اقعنبي الرجل: إذا جعل يديه على الأرض، وقعد مستوفزا.

A man iq'anbā: if he places his hands on the ground and sits in a hunched posture.