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كنتب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something thick, stout, or short. It is noted that the 'ta' (ت) in the derived forms is considered an extra letter, which is why it might not be found in some classical dictionaries.

Derived headwords

الكِنْتَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Thickset personboth

    A person who is thickset or stout in build.

  2. 2.
    Short personboth

    A person who is short in stature.

كقنفذother
  1. 1.
    Like a hedgehogclassical

    A comparison used to describe something as stout or thickset, similar to the shape of a hedgehog.

علابطother
  1. 1.
    Thicksetclassical

    An adjective or descriptor for something or someone that is thickset or stout.

Parallel reading

الغليظ، (القصير)
The thickset, (the short).
الصحيح أن التاء زائدة
The correct view is that the 'ta' is an extra letter.
ولذا لم يذكره الجوهري وغيره
And therefore, al-Jawhari and others did not mention it.