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لكب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of fatness, plumpness, and abundance, particularly in the context of animals like camels. It also extends to the idea of leadership or guidance.

Derived headwords

المَلْكَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fat she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is very fatty and plump with meat.

  2. 2.
    Leadershipclassical

    The act or position of leading or guiding.

مُكْتَنِزَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Plumpboth

    Describing something, especially an animal, as having a lot of meat and being well-fed and plump.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن الأعرابي: (الناقة) الكثيرة الشحم، (المكتنزة اللحم)
Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Ibn al-A'rabi said: (a she-camel) that is abundant in fat, (plump with meat).
كذا في التكملة.
This is according to Al-Takmilah.
ونسبه الأزهري إلى أبي عمر و.
Al-Azhari attributed it to Abu Umar.
والملكبة أيضا: القيادة
And Al-Malkabah also means: leadership.
كذا في لسان العرب.
This is according to Lisan al-Arab.