← Back to Taj al-Arus

صنبع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of stinginess or parsimony, particularly in the context of giving or being asked for something. It also extends to descriptions of physical attributes, specifically a tall or elongated head, and can refer to a specific place name.

Derived headwords

الصنبعةnoun
  1. 1.
    stinginess, parsimonyclassical

    The parsimony or stinginess of a miser when asked for something.

  2. 2.
    tallness of headclassical

    A description of a head that is elongated or tall.

  3. 3.
    hardy she-camelclassical

    A strong and resilient female camel.

يصنبعverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyclassical

    To exhibit stinginess or parsimony, especially when asked for something.

وقد رأيته يصنبع لؤما — And I saw him exhibiting stinginess out of meanness.
مصنبع الرأسadjective
  1. 1.
    tall-headedclassical

    Describing a man whose head is elongated or tall.

مصعنبهadjective
  1. 1.
    tall-headedclassical

    Describing a man whose head is elongated or tall.

مصنعبهadjective
  1. 1.
    tall-headedclassical

    Describing a man whose head is elongated or tall.

صنيبعاتname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly derived from the diminutive of 'sanba'ah', referring to a group of hardy she-camels.

Parallel reading

هو انقباض البخيل عند المسألة كالصعنبة
It is the contraction of the miser when asked for something, like the 'sanaba'.
وقد رأيته يصنبع لؤما
And I have seen him exhibiting stinginess out of meanness.
ورجل مصنبع الرأس، بالفتح، أي على صيغة المفعول، ومصعنبه ومصنعبه: إلى الطول ما هو
And a man with a tall head (open 'mim'), i.e., in the passive form, and 'mas'anabuhu' and 'masna'abuhu': is somewhat tall.
وصنيبعات، مصغر صنبعة، كقنفذة: ع
And 'Sunaibaat', a diminutive of 'Sanba'ah', like 'Qunfudhah': a place name.
يصبحن بالقفر أتاويات ... هيهات من مصبحها هيهات
They spend the morning in the wilderness, she-camels... Far, far from their morning place.
من حيث رحن متشنعات ... هيهات حجر من صنيبعات
From where they departed, having become lean... Far, far from the stones of 'Sunaibaat'.
فأوردها مياه صنيبعات ... فألفاهن ليس بهن ماء
So he brought them to the waters of 'Sunaibaat'... and found them with no water in them.
الصنبعة: الناقة الصلبة
The 'Sanba'ah': the hardy she-camel.