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ص ن ت ل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe something large, tall, or imposing, particularly in reference to animals like camels. It may also be used metaphorically to describe a leader.

Derived headwords

صِنْتَلnoun
  1. 1.
    tall oneclassical

    A tall or long individual, possibly referring to a person or an animal.

  2. 2.
    huge she-camelclassical

    A large, massive she-camel.

Parallel reading

هو صنتل الهادي، بالتاء الفوقية بعد النون: أي طويله
He is the tall one of the guide, with a ta' above the line after the nun: meaning, his tallness.
قال الأزهري: هكذا قرأته في نوادر أبي عمر و.
Al-Azhari said: This is how I read it in the rare works of Abu 'Amr.
والصنتل: الناقة الضخمة
And the sintal: the huge she-camel.
نقله الأزهري عن الفراء، قال: ولا أدري أصحيح أم لا.
Al-Azhari transmitted it from Al-Farra', and said: I do not know if it is correct or not.