سنر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of fierceness, harshness, and a certain type of animal or object. It encompasses terms for a cat, specific parts of an animal's anatomy, and even military equipment.

Derived headwords

السَّنَرُnoun

1.
fierceness of characterclassical
Refers to a harsh or aggressive disposition and narrow-mindedness.

السِّنَّوْرُnoun

1.
catboth
The common domestic cat. The feminine form is 'bahaa'.
2.
leaderclassical
A chief or leader, particularly of a tribe. The plural 'sanabir' refers to the heads of tribes.
3.
neck vertebraclassical
The uppermost vertebra of a camel's neck.
4.
base of the tailclassical
The root or base of an animal's tail.
5.
war attireclassical
A type of protective garment worn in war, similar to armor.
6.
all iron implementsclassical
Broadly refers to all iron objects, specifically including chainmail or armor.

السِّنَّوْرِnoun

1.
neck vertebraclassical
The uppermost vertebra of a camel's neck.

السَّنَارِnoun

1.
city nameclassical
A city in Abyssinia (Ethiopia).

السَّنَانِيرُnoun

1.
tribe leadersclassical
The chiefs or leaders of every tribe. The singular is 'sunnur'.
2.
neck vertebraeclassical
The bones of the camels' throats.

سِنِيرٌnoun

1.
mountain nameclassical
A mountain located between Homs and Baalbek, or a region in the Levant.

Parallel reading

السنر، محركة: شراسة الخلق وضيقه

As-sanar, with vowels: fierceness of character and narrowness.

ومنه اشتقاق السنور، بالكسر وتشديد النون المفتوحة، وهو الهر

And from it is the derivation of as-sunnoor, with a kasra and a doubled fathah on the noon, which is the cat.

والأنثى بهاء

And the female is bahaa.

وهما قليل في كلام العرب، والأكثر أن يقال: هر، وضيون

And these two are rare in the speech of the Arabs; it is more common to say: 'hirr' (cat) and 'dayoon' (cat).

والسنور: السيد

And as-sunnoor: the leader.

والسنابير: رؤساء كل قبيلة، واحدها سنور

And as-sanabir: the chiefs of every tribe, the singular of which is sunnoor.

والسنور: فقارة العنق من البعير من أعلى

And as-sunnoor: the neck vertebra of a camel from the top.

كأن جذعا خارجا من صوره بين مقذيه إلى سنوره

Like a trunk emerging from its base, between its roots and its tail-root.

وقال ابن الأعرابي: السنانير: عظام حلوق الإبل

And Ibn al-A'rabi said: As-sinaneer: the bones of the camels' throats.

والسنور: أصل الذنب

And as-sunnoor: the base of the tail.

والسنور، كحزور: لبوس من قد يلبس في الحرب كالدرع

And as-sunnoor, like hazwoor: a garment that may be worn in war, like armor.

وجاءوا به في هودج ووراءه كتائب خضر في نسيج السنور

And they brought him in a howdah, and behind him were green battalions in the weave of the sunnoor.

وقيل: السنور: جملة السلاح وخص بعضهم به الدروع

And it was said: As-sunnoor: the entirety of weapons, and some specified it to mean armor.

وقال الأصمعي: السنور: ما كان من حلق. يريد الدروع

And Al-Asma'i said: As-sunnoor: what is made of rings. He means armor.

سهكين من صدإ الحديد كأنهم تحت السنور جبة البقار

Two shirts of rusted iron, as if they were under the armor, the cloak of the cowherds.

وسنير، كأمير: جبل بين حمص وبعلبك

And Suneir, like ameer: a mountain between Homs and Baalbek.

وقيل: صقع من الشام، حوارين قصبته، أو ناحية منه

And it was said: a region of the Levant, its capital being Hwareen, or a district thereof.

والسنانير: رؤساء كل قبيلة، واحدها سنور

And as-sinaneer: the chiefs of every tribe, the singular of which is sunnoor.

وسنار، كرمان: مدينة بالحبشة مشهورة

And Sunnar, like 'irman: a famous city in Abyssinia.