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كندر

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root 'kandr' primarily relates to a type of resin or incense, often identified with frankincense. It also extends to descriptions of physical characteristics like thickness and shortness, and is used metaphorically for animals and even geographical features.

Derived headwords

الكِنْدَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Frankincenseboth

    A type of resin or incense, identified by physicians as frankincense. It is beneficial for clearing phlegm and improving memory.

  2. 2.
    Chewing gumclassical

    A type of chewing gum.

  3. 3.
    Thick, short manclassical

    A description for a man who is thickset and short.

  4. 4.
    Large donkeyclassical

    A large donkey, or a stout wild ass.

  5. 5.
    Type of Roman calculationclassical

    A type of Roman calculation related to astronomy.

  6. 6.
    Strongly builtclassical

    Describing someone of strong build.

كِنْدَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Stout wild assclassical

    A stout wild ass.

الكَنَادِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Stout wild assesclassical

    Plural form referring to stout wild asses.

الكِنْدَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Elevated, rough groundclassical

    A patch of ground that is rough and elevated.

  2. 2.
    Falcon's perchclassical

    The perch or nest prepared for a falcon, made of wood or mud. This is considered a non-Arabic loanword.

الكِنْدَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fish with a humpclassical

    A type of fish that has a hump resembling a camel's hump.

الكُنَيْدِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Stout wild ass (diminutive)classical

    A diminutive form referring to a stout wild ass.

الكِنْدِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Stout donkeyclassical

    A stout donkey.

كِنْدِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Stoutness and bulkclassical

    A state of stoutness and bulkiness.

فِتْيَانٌ كَنَادِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong young menclassical

    A description of young men who are strongly built.

الكِنْدَرِيّname
  1. 1.
    Attributed to Kandaraboth

    A nisba (attribution) indicating origin from a place named Kandara, or association with the trade of frankincense.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري هنا، وقال ابن سيده: ضرب من العلك، الواحدة كندرة.
Al-Jawhari neglected it here, and Ibn Sidah said: It is a type of chewing gum, the singular is 'kandarah'.
قال الأطباء: هو اللبان، نافع لقطع البلغم جدا، يذهب بالنسيان، وخواصه في كتب الطب مذكورة.
The physicians said: It is frankincense, very beneficial for stopping phlegm, it removes forgetfulness, and its properties are mentioned in medical books.
الكندر: الرجل الغليظ القصير مع شدة.
Al-Kindar: A thick, short man with strength.
الكندر أيضا: الحمار العظيم، وقيل الغليظ من حمر الوحش، كالكنادر، كعلابط فيهما، والكدر كعتل، في الأخير.
Al-Kindar also: A large donkey, or it is said to be a stout wild ass, like 'al-kanādir', like 'al-'alābiṭ' for both, and 'al-kadr' like 'aṭal' for the latter.
كأن تحتي كندرا كنادرا ... جأبا قطوطى ينشج المشاجرا
As if beneath me were stout wild asses, short-necked and with manes, braying loudly.
والكندرة: ما غلظ من الأرض وارتفع.
And al-Kindarah: That which is rough and elevated from the ground.
والكندرة: مجثم البازي الذي يهيأ له من خشب أو مدر، وهو دخيل ليس بعربي.
And al-Kindarah: The perch of a falcon which is prepared for it from wood or mud, and it is a loanword, not Arabic.
الكندر، بلا هاء: ضرب من حساب الروم في النجوم، نقله صاحب اللسان.
Al-Kindar, without the 'ha': A type of Roman calculation in astronomy, as reported by the author of Al-Lisan.
والكندارة، بالكسر: سمكة لها سنام كسنام الجمل.
And al-Kindārah, with kasra: A fish that has a hump like a camel's hump.
والكنيدر، كقنيفذ، تصغير كندر، رواه شمر عن ابن شميل وسميدع: هو الغليظ من حمر الوحش.
And al-Kunaydhir, like 'qunayfidh', a diminutive of 'kindar', narrated by Shamir from Ibn Shumayl and Sumaydi': It is the stout one among wild asses.
والكندير، بالكسر: الحمار الغليظ.
And al-Kindīr, with kasra: The stout donkey.
قال أبو عمرو: إنه لذو كنديرة، أي غلظ وضخامة وأنشد لعلقمة التيمي:
Abu Amr said: He is indeed possessed of 'kindirah', meaning stoutness and bulk, and he recited for Alqamah Al-Taimi:
يتبعن ذا كنديرة عجنسا ... إذا الغرابان به تمرسا
They follow one of stoutness and bulk, a dark-colored one...
الكندر، بالضم: الشديد الخلق وفتيان كنادرة، قاله ابن شميل.
Al-Kindar, with damma: The strongly built, and 'fityān kanādira', strong young men, said Ibn Shumayl.
منها عميد الملك أبو نصر منصور ابن محمد الكندري، وزير السلطان طغرلبك، قتل سنة
Among them is Amid al-Mulk Abu Nasr Mansur ibn Muhammad al-Kindari, minister of Sultan Tughril Beg, who was killed in the year...