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خ ن ب ع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to coverings, hoods, or protective layers, particularly for the head or fruits. It also extends to describe specific facial features and a general sense of being hidden or concealed.

Derived headwords

الخِنْبَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Small head coveringclassical

    A small covering for the head, worn by women.

  2. 2.
    Hood-like coveringclassical

    A covering resembling a hood, sewn like a veil, that covers the shoulders.

  3. 3.
    Mouth coveringclassical

    The area between the upper lip and the nose, specifically aligned with the Cupid's bow.

  4. 4.
    Hanging part of upper lipclassical

    The small part that hangs down in the middle of the upper lip, in some dialects.

  5. 5.
    Fruit's calyxclassical

    The sheath or covering of a tree's blossom.

الخُنْبُعnoun
  1. 1.
    Wider coveringclassical

    A covering that is wider and more commonly known among the general populace.

  2. 2.
    Hidden thingclassical

    Something that is concealed or hidden, whether it be fruit or other things.

الهِنْبَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Thingclassical

    A general term for 'anything' or 'a thing'.

Parallel reading

هي مقنعة صغيرة للمرأة تغطي بها رأسها.
It is a small veil for a woman with which she covers her head.
هي شبه القنبعة تخاط كالمقنعة، تغطي المتنين
It is like a hood sewn like a veil, covering the shoulders.
والخنبع أوسع وأعرف عند العامة.
And al-khunbu' is wider and more known among the common people.
والخنبعة: مشق ما بين الشاربين بحيال الوترة.
And al-khinba'ah: the slit between the two mustaches, aligned with the Cupid's bow.
الخنبعة: الهنية المتدلية في وسط الشفة العليا، في بعض اللغات.
Al-khinba'ah: the small part hanging in the middle of the upper lip, in some languages.
المستترة من الثمار وغيرها.
The concealed one from fruits and other things.
الخنبعة: غلاف نور الشجرة.
Al-khinba'ah: the covering of the tree's blossom.
ماله هنبع ولا خنبع
He has neither hinba' nor khinba'.
أي شيء
Meaning 'anything'.