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شنهبر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be an obscure formation, possibly related to large or old entities. The primary derived terms discussed are related to an old, large woman.

Derived headwords

الشَّنْهَبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Quinceclassical

    A type of fruit, specifically a quince.

الشَّنْهَبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Old, large womanclassical

    An old and large woman.

الشَّنْهَبَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Old, large womanclassical

    An old and large woman.

Parallel reading

الشنهبر، كسفرجل
Al-shanhabar, like safarjal (quince).
أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني
Al-Jawhari and Al-Saghani neglected it.
وقال كراع: الشنهبر، (و) الشنهبرة، (بالهاء: العجوز الكبيرة)
And Kraa' said: Al-shanhabar, and Al-shanhabarah (with haa): the old, large woman.
كذا في اللسان
Thus it is in Al-Lisan.
والصواب أن النون زائدة، كما سيأتي
And the correct view is that the noon is an extra letter, as will be explained later.