قنب

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

The root قنب (q-n-b) primarily relates to coverings, sheaths, and containers, particularly for animal parts like the penis or scrotum. It extends to describe large sails, dense clouds, and groups of people or animals. The root also encompasses terms for plant parts, specific locations, and actions like entering or hiding.

Derived headwords

القُنْبُnoun

1.
sheath of animal penisboth
The sheath or covering of the penis of a horse or other hoofed animal. It can also refer to the scrotum of a camel or donkey.
2.
clitorisclassical
The clitoris of a woman.
3.
large sailclassical
A large, prominent sail of a ship.

قَنَبَverb

1.
to enterboth
To enter into something, like a house.
2.
to hideclassical
To hide oneself, especially from a creditor or authority.

القُنْبُnoun

1.
type of flaxboth
A coarse type of flax used for making ropes and similar items. The inner pith is called 'shahdanaj'.

القُنَيْبُnoun

1.
dense cloudsclassical
Dense, gathering clouds.
2.
groups of peopleclassical
Groups or gatherings of people.

القَنَابَةُnoun

1.
sheath of grainboth
The clustered leaves surrounding the ear of grain when it is forming, containing the developing seeds.

قَنَّبَverb

1.
to form grain sheathsboth
When grain plants develop their sheaths or ears.

المِقْنَبُnoun

1.
lion's paw sheathboth
The sheath or covering of a lion's paw, where its claws retract.
2.
hunter's pouchboth
A pouch or bag carried by a hunter to hold their catch.
3.
group of horsesboth
A group of horses, sometimes specified as between thirty and forty, or up to three hundred.

القَنَابُnoun

1.
lion's paw sheathboth
The sheath or covering of a lion's paw, similar to 'miqnab'.

القُنْبُnoun

1.
lion's paw sheathboth
The part of a lion's paw into which its claws retract.

المِقْنَابُnoun

1.
lion's paw sheathboth
The sheath or covering of a lion's paw, similar to 'miqnab' and 'qanab'.

قَنَّبُواverb

1.
gatheredboth
They gathered together, forming a group (miqnab).

أَقْنَبُواverb

1.
gatheredboth
They gathered together, forming a group (miqnab).
2.
traveled farclassical
They traveled a long distance.

تَقَنَّبُواverb

1.
gatheredboth
They gathered together, forming a group (miqnab).

القَنَابَةُnoun

1.
fortress in Medinaclassical
A specific fortress or building located in Medina.

قَنَبَverb

1.
pruned vinesboth
To prune grapevines by cutting off parts that hinder fruiting or growth.

القُنْبُnoun

1.
emerged from sheathboth
When the flowers of a plant emerge from their protective sheaths or buds.

قَنَبَتْverb

1.
set (sun)classical
When the sun sets completely, disappearing from view.

القَانِبُnoun

1.
howling wolfboth
A wolf that is howling or crying out.

القَانِبُnoun

1.
shriveled figclassical
A shriveled or contracted fig.

القِنَابُnoun

1.
bowstringboth
The string of a bow.

قَنَابُ الزرعnoun

1.
grain headboth
The clustered, rounded part at the top of a grain stalk, which is the developing ear or seed head.

أَقْنَبَverb

1.
hid from pursuerclassical
A man hid himself from a creditor or a person in authority.

المَقَانِبُnoun

1.
groups of horsemenboth
Groups of horsemen, often gathered for raids.
2.
fierce wolvesclassical
Fierce wolves.

القُنُوبُnoun

1.
plant budsboth
The buds or early blossoms of plants.

قُنْبَةٌnoun

1.
town in Andalusiaclassical
A town in Andalusia, named after settlers from Homs.

قُنْبَةٌnoun

1.
town in Yemenclassical
A town located in Yemen.

القُنْعَبُnoun

1.
greedy personclassical
A greedy, gluttonous, or covetous person.

Parallel reading

اضرب قنب فرسك تنج بك، وهو جراب قضيبه

Strike the sheath of your horse's penis and it will save you, and it is the sheath of its penis.

وقنب الجمل: وعاء ثيله

And the qanab of a camel is the sheath of its scrotum.

وقنب الحمار: وعاء جردانه

And the qanab of a donkey is the sheath of its testicles.

والقنب: بظر المرأة

And the qanab is the clitoris of a woman.

والقنب: الشراع الضخم العظيم من أعظم شرع السفينة

And the qanab is the large, great sail, one of the largest sails of a ship.

ولعبد القيس عيص أشب وقنيب وجماعات زهر

And Abd al-Qays have a dense thicket, and dense clouds, and gatherings of flowers.

والقنب بهاذا الضبط، مثل سكر: نوع من الكتان

And the qanab with this vocalization, like 'sukkar', is a type of flax.

والقنابة من الزرع، كرمانة عصيفه عند الإثمار

And the qanabah of a crop, like the pomegranate's husk, is its foliage when fruiting.

وقد قنب الزرع تقنيبا: إذا أعصف

And the crop has qannaba (formed sheaths) with taqneeb: when it has developed its ears.

في مقنبه، وهو الغطاء الذي يستره كالقناب ككتاب، والقنب كقفل

in its sheath, which is the covering that hides it, like the qanab (as in kitab), and the qanab (as in qifl).

وقنبوا نحو العدو تقنيبا، وأقنبوا إقنابا، وكذالك تقنبوا، إذا تجمعوا وصاروا مقنبا

And they qannabu towards the enemy with taqneeb, and aqnabu with iqnab, and likewise taqannabu, if they gathered and became a miqnab.

وأقنبوا، أي باعدوا في السير

And aqnabu, meaning they traveled a long distance.

وقنبت في بيتي: دخلت فيه، كتقنبت

And I qanabtu in my house: I entered it, like taqannabtu.

وقنب العنب: قطع عنه ما يفسد حمله

And qanab the grapes: to cut off from them what spoils their yield.

وقنب الكرم: قطع بعض قضبانه للتخفيف عنه، واستيفاء بعض قوته

And qanab the vine: to cut some of its branches to lighten it and allow it to draw some of its strength.

وقنب الزهر: خرج عن أكمامه

And the qanab of the flower: it emerged from its sheath.

قنبت الشمس تقنب قنوبا: غابت، فلم يبق منها شيء

The sun qanabat with qunub: it set, so nothing of it remained.

والقانِب: الذئب العواء، أي الصياح

And the qanib: the howling wolf, meaning the one crying out.

والقانِب: الفيج المنكمش، كالقيناب

And the qanib: the shriveled fig, like the qinab.

وقناب القوس، بالكسر: وترها

And the qanab of the bow, with kasr: its string.

وقناب الزرع: الورق المجتمع المستدير في رؤوس الزرع، أي السنبل أول ما يثمر

And the qanab of the grain: the clustered, rounded foliage at the tops of the grain, i.e., the ear when it first forms.

أقنب الرجل، إذا استخفى من غريم له، أو ذي سلطان

A man aqnab: if he hid from a creditor of his, or someone in authority.

والمقانب: جماعة الفرسان، والذئاب الضارية

And the maqanib: groups of horsemen, and fierce wolves.

براعيم النبات، وهي أكمة، جمع كم، زهره، فإذا بدت، قيل: أقنب

The buds of plants, which are the sheaths, plural of 'kum', their blossoms; when they appear, it is said: aqnab.

واد قانب، إذا كان سيله يجري من بعد

A valley (wadi) qanib, if its floodwaters flow from afar.

وأسد قوانب: أي دواخل

And lions quwanib: meaning those that go inside (or are hidden).