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هنقب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to shortness or being small. It is not a well-established root in classical Arabic lexicography, with some scholars questioning its validity and proposed meanings.

Derived headwords

الهنقبnoun
  1. 1.
    shortnessclassical

    A state or quality of being short. This is a proposed meaning for the root.

القصيرadjective
  1. 1.
    shortboth

    Having little length or height. This is a proposed meaning attributed to the root by Ibn Duraid.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني
Al-Jawhari and Al-Sagani neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو القصير
And Ibn Duraid said: it is the short one.
قال: وليس بثبت
He said: and it is not established.
وضبطه بعضهم بكسر الهاء وتشديد النون، كجردحل
And some of them vocalized it with a kasra on the ha and a shadda on the noon, like jurdahal.