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كنبر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a specific type of strong, coarse fiber, likely from coconut husks, used for making ropes. It also extends to describe a large nose tip.

Derived headwords

الْكِنْبَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Coconut fiber ropeclassical

    The best quality fiber used for making ropes, specifically from the coconut palm (nargil).

  2. 2.
    Coarse fiberclassical

    A type of coarse fiber, considered excellent for ropes.

الْقِنْبَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Coconut fiber ropeclassical

    Same as 'al-kinbar', a rope made from the fiber of the coconut palm, previously mentioned.

الْكِنْبَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large nose tipclassical

    A large, prominent tip of the nose.

الْكِنْفَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large nose tipclassical

    Similar to 'al-kinbarah', referring to a large nose tip.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال أبو حنيفة: أجود الليف للحبال الكنبار
And Abu Hanifa said: The best fiber for ropes is al-kinbar.
وهو حبل ليف النارجيل
It is a rope made from the fiber of the nargil.
وهو جوز الهند
Which is the coconut.
وهو أيضا: القنبار بالقاف، تقدم ذكره
And it is also: al-qinbar, with a qaf, its mention has preceded.
تتخذ من ليفه حبال للسفن
Ropes for ships are made from its fiber.
يبلغ منها الحبل سبعين دينارا
A rope from it reaches seventy dinars in value.
قال أبو حنيفة: وأجود الكنبار الصيني، وهو أسود
Abu Hanifa said: And the best kinbar is the Chinese one, and it is black.
والكنبرة، بالكسر: الأرنبة الضخمة
And al-kinbarah, with a kasra: the large nose tip.
كالكنفرة، وسيأتي
Like al-kinfarah, and it will be mentioned later.