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كنثر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something thick, coarse, or swollen, particularly in relation to physical attributes like skin, flesh, or male anatomy. It also extends to describe a donkey's nostril and a general sense of becoming large or puffed up.

Derived headwords

الكُنْثَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick-set personclassical

    A person who is thick-set or of a bulky build.

  2. 2.
    Glans penisclassical

    The glans of the male organ.

الكَنَاثِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick-set personclassical

    A person who is thick-set or of a bulky build.

  2. 2.
    Glans penisclassical

    The glans of the male organ.

مُكَنْتَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Thick-skinnedclassical

    Describing a person with thick skin, implying coarseness or a rough complexion.

كُنْثَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Donkey's nostrilclassical

    The nostril of a donkey.

تَكَنْتَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To become largeclassical

    To become large, swollen, or puffed up.

  2. 2.
    To become thick-setclassical

    To become thick-set or bulky in build.

Parallel reading

الكنثر، بالثاء المثلثة، أهمله الجوهري
Al-kuthar, with the thaa' muthallathah, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن دريد: الكنثر والكناثر، بضمهما: المجتمع الخلق
And Ibn Duraid said: Al-kuthar and Al-kanathir, with both of them having dammah: the thick-set in creation.
وقال الصاغاني: الكنثر والكناثر: حشفة الرجل
And Al-Saghani said: Al-kuthar and Al-kanathir: the glans of the man.
ويقال: وجه مكنثر، للفاعل، أي على صيغته: غليظ الجلد
And it is said: a mukanthar face, for the active participle, meaning in its form: thick-skinned.
وكنثرة الحمار: نخرته، وهذه عن الصاغاني
And the kantharah of the donkey: its nostril, and this is from Al-Saghani.
وتكنثر: ضخم وانتفش
And takanthara: to become large and puffed up.