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ق ن ه ر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of strength, power, and potentially physical attributes like tallness or weakness. It is primarily used in classical Arabic for specific terms, often related to animals or abstract qualities.

Derived headwords

القنهورnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall, lean personclassical

    A tall person with lean skin, possibly implying a gaunt or stretched appearance.

  2. 2.
    Weak, cowardlyclassical

    Describing someone as weak, feeble, or cowardly.

قنوهرnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name for a lion, highlighting its strength and ferocity.

  2. 2.
    Spearclassical

    A term for a spear, emphasizing its length and piercing capability.

  3. 3.
    Weaponryclassical

    A general term referring to weapons or arms.

  4. 4.
    Turtleclassical

    A mention of a turtle, though the semantic connection is unclear.

قنوطرnoun
  1. 1.
    Unknown meaningclassical

    A word mentioned without its specific meaning being provided in the text.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.
وقال الصاغاني: هو الطويل المدخول الجلد، أو هو الخوار الضعيف الجبان.
Al-Saghani said: It is the tall one with lean skin, or it is the weak, feeble, cowardly one.
وقال الشيخ أبو حيان في الأبنية: هو الأسد، والرمح، وذكر السلاحف، وصرح بأن النون زائدة قاله شيخنا.
And Sheikh Abu Hayyan said in Al-Abniyah: It is the lion, and the spear, and he mentioned turtles, and stated that the 'nun' is extra, as our Sheikh said.
واستدرك أيضا: قنوطر، ولم يذكر معناه.
And he also added: Qunutur, and did not mention its meaning.