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جنبخ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, bulky, or tall. It is used to denote a large person, large lice, and can be used metaphorically to describe something of great stature or importance.

Derived headwords

الجَنبَخnoun
  1. 1.
    bulky personboth

    A bulky or large-bodied person.

  2. 2.
    tall personboth

    A tall person.

  3. 3.
    large, great, loftyclassical

    Something large, great, or lofty in stature or importance.

  4. 4.
    large liceclassical

    Large lice.

جنبخnoun
  1. 1.
    large liceclassical

    Large lice.

Parallel reading

الجنبخ، كقنفذ: الضخم
Al-janbakh, like qunfudh: the bulky.
بلغة مصر، قاله الليب
In the dialect of Egypt, said Al-Layth.
عن ابن السكيت: الجنبخ (: الطويل)
From Ibn Al-Sukayt: Al-janbakh: (the tall).
إن القصير يلتوي بالجنبخ
Indeed, the short man twists himself around the tall one.
حتى يقول بطنه حخ جخ
Until his belly says 'hakh jakh' (a sound of discomfort or fullness).
والجنبخ أيضا: الكبير العظيم (العالي)
And Al-janbakh also: the big, the great (the lofty).
ومنه عز جنبخ
And from it is 'Izz Janbakh' (a name or title implying greatness).
يأبى لي الله وعز جنبخ
Allah refuses for me, and 'Izz Janbakh' (refuses).
والجنبخ: (القمل الضخام)
And Al-janbakh: (the large lice).
عن الليث، (الواحدة بهاء)
From Al-Layth, (the singular is 'bahā' - referring to the lice).