كرنب

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses the plant 'cabbage' and its varieties. It also extends to related concepts like specific preparations, actions of feeding guests, and even a type of snakebite antidote.

Derived headwords

الكُرْنُبnoun

1.
cabbageboth
The plant known as cabbage, often specified as being similar to a turnip in shape.
2.
kaleboth
A variety of cabbage that is sweeter and more tender than cauliflower.

كُرْنُبnoun

1.
cabbageboth
The plant known as cabbage.

السلقnoun

1.
chardboth
A plant referred to as 'al-siql', identified by some as a type of cabbage.

الكرنيبnoun

1.
dried rootsclassical
Dried roots of the cabbage plant, used in a mixture.
2.
dates with milkclassical
A mixture of dates and milk.

الكرنابnoun

1.
dates with milkclassical
A mixture of dates and milk.
2.
hungerclassical
A state of extreme hunger or emptiness.

الكرنبةnoun

1.
feeding guestsclassical
The act of feeding guests generously.
2.
dates with milkclassical
The act of eating dates with milk.
3.
ladlemodern
A large spoon or ladle, specifically mentioned as a Egyptian term.

كرنبواverb

1.
feed generouslyclassical
An imperative verb form meaning 'feed your guests generously'.

البري منهadjective

1.
wild (bitter)both
Refers to the wild variety of the plant which is bitter in taste.

سحيقnoun

1.
powderboth
Refers to the finely ground powder of dried roots.

المجيعnoun

1.
hungerclassical
A state of extreme hunger or emptiness.

الكديراءnoun

1.
hungerclassical
A state of extreme hunger or emptiness.

الكرنبيname

1.
Abu Khalifa bin al-Karnabiclassical
A Sufi from Baghdad, contemporary of Junayd.

Parallel reading

الكرنب، بالضم، أي: كقنفذ، كما يفهم من ضبطه، وهاكذا قيده الصاغاني.

Al-kurnub, with dammah, meaning: like qunfudh, as understood from its vocalization, and thus al-Saghani recorded it.

وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو الكرنب، كسمند.

And Ibn al-A'rabi said: It is al-kurnub, like samand.

ونقل ابن سيده، عن أبي حنيفة: أنه الذي يقال له السلق.

And Ibn Sidah transmitted, from Abu Hanifa: that it is what is called al-siql.

أو نوع منه أحلى وأغض من القنبيط.

Or a type of it that is sweeter and more tender than cauliflower.

أن البري منه مر الطعم.

That the wild variety of it is bitter in taste.

درهمان من سحيق أي: مسحوق عروقه المجففة في الشمس، أو على النار، ممزوجا في شراب، ترياق مجرب من نهشة الأفعى.

Two dirhams of powder, meaning: its dried roots, dried in the sun, or over fire, mixed in a drink, is a tested antidote for the bite of the viper.

وهو الذكر من الحيات.

And it is the male of snakes.

والكرنيب، بالفتح، ويكسر، والكرناب أيضا: المجيع، وهو الكديراء.

And al-kirnib, with fatha, and with kasra, and al-kirnab also: al-majii', which is al-kidira'.

والكرنبة: إطعامه للضيف.

And al-karnabah: feeding it to the guest.

يقال: كرنبوا لضيفكم، فإنه لتحان.

It is said: Feed your guests generously, for it is a blessing.

والكرنبة: أكل التمر باللبن.

And al-karnabah: eating dates with milk.

وفي التهذيب: الكرنيب، والكرناب: التمر باللبن.

And in al-Tahdhib: al-kirnib, and al-kirnab: dates with milk.

قال شيخنا صرح أبو حيان، وغيره من أئمة العربية، بأن نون كرنب زائدة وذكروه كالمتفق عليه.

Our shaykh said Abu Hayyan, and others from the imams of Arabic, stated that the 'nun' in 'kurnub' is extra, and they mentioned it as agreed upon.

وأبو خليفة بن الكرنبى: من صوفية البغداديين، وعصري جنيد سيد الطائفة، خرج إلى عبادان.

And Abu Khalifa bin al-Karnabi: from the Sufis of Baghdad, contemporary of Junayd, the master of the sect, went out to Abadan.

والكرنبة: المغرفة، مصرية.

And al-karnabah: the ladle, Egyptian.