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ت ن ب ل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses terms related to shortness or being stunted, often in a derogatory or heavy sense. It also extends to include a specific type of gourd and a place name.

Derived headwords

التنبلnoun
  1. 1.
    short personclassical

    A person who is short in stature, often implying a stunted or underdeveloped physique.

  2. 2.
    heavy/dull personclassical

    A person who is dull, slow-witted, or ponderous.

التنبلnoun
  1. 1.
    Indian gourdclassical

    A type of gourd native to India, also known as 'tamul'.

التنبلname
  1. 1.
    Tanbulclassical

    A proper name for a place.

التنانبيلnoun
  1. 1.
    short peopleclassical

    The plural of 'tanbul', referring to short individuals.

التانبولnoun
  1. 1.
    Indian gourdclassical

    An alternative name for the Indian gourd, synonymous with 'tanbul'.

التنبوليnoun
  1. 1.
    seller of tanbulclassical

    A vendor who sells the Indian gourd ('tanbul').

تنبلverb
  1. 1.
    to be short/stuntedclassical

    To be short in stature or underdeveloped.

  2. 2.
    to be dull/heavyclassical

    To be slow-witted, dull, or ponderous.

Parallel reading

هو القصير
He is the short one.
هو رباعي على مذهب سيبويه
It is quadriliteral according to Sibawayh's doctrine.
وإنما هو ثلاثي، وذهب إلى زيادة التاء
It is actually triliteral, and he holds that the 'ta' is extra.
ويشتقه من النبل الذي هو الصغر
And he derives it from 'nabl' which means smallness.
جمعه التنابيل
Its plural is 'tanabil'.
يمشون مشى الجمال الزهر يعصمهم ... ضرب إذا عرد السود التنابيل
They walk the walk of proud camels, protected by a strike when the short ones become stubborn.
أي القصار
Meaning the short ones.
التنبل كتنضب، والتانبول، لغتان في التامول: لليقطين الهندي
'Tanbul' like 'tadhnab', and 'tanabul' are two variants for 'tāmul', referring to the Indian gourd.
بعثت بأوراق من التنبل الذي ... نراه بأرض الهند قاطبة قوتا
I sent leaves of the tanbul, which we see everywhere in the land of India as food.
إذا مضغ الإنسان منه وريقة ... تقلب في فيه عقيقا وياقوتا
If a person chews a leaf of it, it turns into agate and ruby in his mouth.
التنبولي: بائع التنبل
'Tanbuli': seller of tanbul.
التنبل، كجعفر: البليد الثقيل الوخم، لغة عامية
'Tanbul', like 'Ja'far': the dull, heavy, sluggish one, a colloquial term.
عفا واسط من آل رضوى فتنبل ... فمجتمع الحرين فالصبر أجمل
Wāsiṭ from the family of Raḍwā has been deserted, then Tanbul, then the meeting place of the two hot winds, so patience is more beautiful.