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كنبث

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe concepts of being solid, contracted, or dense. It also relates to a type of sand and a miserly person.

Derived headwords

الْكَنَبِثnoun
  1. 1.
    solid, strongclassical

    A term describing something as solid or strong, likened to a hedgehog, a large beetle, or a hornet.

  2. 2.
    miserly personclassical

    Refers to a stingy or miserly individual.

كُنْبُثverb
  1. 1.
    to contract, to shrinkboth

    To become contracted, drawn in, or shrunken.

كنبث وتقبض — contracted and drew in
تكنبث: تقبض — contracted and drew in
الْكَلَبِثnoun
  1. 1.
    miserly personclassical

    A term for a miserly or stingy person.

كَنَبِثadjective
  1. 1.
    contracted, denseboth

    Describing something that is contracted, dense, or intertwined.

كُنَابِثadjective
  1. 1.
    intertwined, denseclassical

    Describing something that is intertwined or densely packed.

تَكَنَبَّثَverb
  1. 1.
    to contract, to draw inboth

    To become contracted or drawn in upon oneself.

تكنبث: تقبض — contracted and drew in
الْكُنْبَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    loose sandclassical

    Refers to loose, shifting sand.

Parallel reading

الكنبث، كقنفذ وعلابط وزنبور
Al-Kanbath, like Qunfudh (hedgehog), 'Alabat (a type of beetle), and Zanbur (hornet).
وقال ابن دريد: الصلب الشديد.
And Ibn Duraid said: 'solid', 'strong'.
والمنقبض البخيل
And the contracted, the miserly.
كالكلبث.
Like Al-Kalbath.
وكنبث وتكنبث: تقبض
And Kanbath and Takannabath: to contract.
رجل كنبث وكنابث: تداخل بعضه في بعض
A man Kanbath and Kinabath: his parts intermingled.
وقد تكنبث.
And he has become contracted.
وعن ابن الأعرابي: الكنباث: الرمل المنهال.
And from Ibn Al-A'rabi: Al-Kanbath: the loose sand.