ج ن ب ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to large, rough, or unrefined objects, particularly containers like cups or large water skins, and also a specific type of wooden vessel. It also includes a proper noun, a name.

Derived headwords

الجُنْبُلnoun

1.
thick wooden cupclassical
A thick, rough cup made of wood, as described by Ibn al-A'rabi.
2.
large water skinclassical
A large water skin or container, as stated by Al-Azharī.
3.
unworked woodclassical
A piece of wood that has been carved but is not yet finished or refined.

جُنْبُلname

1.
name of a personclassical
A proper name, referring to a traditionist (muhaddith) from Herat, Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Asim al-Dabbi al-Harawi.

Parallel reading

الجنبل، كقنفذ: قدح غليظ من خشب عن ابن الأعرابي

Al-junbul, like qunfudh: a thick cup of wood, according to Ibn al-A'rabi.

أورده الجوهري في ج ب ل، وقلده المصنف هناك، على أن النون زائدة

Al-Jawhari mentioned it under J-B-L, and the author followed him there, considering the 'nun' to be an addition.

وأنشد أبو عمرو: وكل هنيئا ثم لا تزمل وادع هديت بعتاد جنبل

And Abu Amr recited: 'And eat heartily, then do not delay, and call, may you be guided, with provisions of junbul.'

وقال الأزهري: هو العس الضخم

And Al-Azharī said: It is the large water skin.

وأنشد: ملمومة لما كظهر الجنبل

And he recited: 'A compact thing, like the back of the junbul.'

وقال غيره: هو الخشب النحت الذي لم يستو

And others said: It is carved wood that is not yet finished.

جنبل: جد لأبي عبد الله محمد بن عصم الضبي الهروي المحدث عن الذهلي، ومحمد بن رافع، نقله الحافظ.

Junbul: a grandfather of Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Asim al-Dabbi al-Harawi, the traditionist, from Al-Dhahli and Muhammad ibn Rafi', as narrated by Al-Hafiz.