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كنعر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, stout, and well-fed, particularly in relation to camels and their humps.

Derived headwords

الكَنْعَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, stout, fat she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is large in body, stout, and fat.

كِنَعْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel's hump fatclassical

    The hump of a young camel when it has accumulated fat.

أَكْعَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Fat and stoutclassical

    Describing a camel's hump as being full of fat and large.

Parallel reading

الكنعرة: الناقة العظيمة الجسيمة السمينة
Al-Kan'arah: The large, stout, fat she-camel.
ج كناعر
Plural: Kanā'ir.
كنعر سنام الفصيل، إذا صار فيه شحم
Kan'ara is the hump of a young camel when it has accumulated fat.
وهو مثل أكعر
And it is like Ak'ar.