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كنهل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific place name, a water source, and potentially a descriptive term for something written in red ink. It appears to be a proper noun with limited other derivations.

Derived headwords

كُنْهَلname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location or water source, mentioned in classical poetry.

كُنْهَلname
  1. 1.
    Water sourceclassical

    A specific water source belonging to various Arab tribes, as mentioned by different classical lexicographers.

كُنْهَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Red inkclassical

    Something written or inscribed using red ink.

كُنْهَلَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Reddishclassical

    Describing something that is reddish in color, possibly referring to the color of water or ink.

Parallel reading

كنهل، كجعفر وزبرج كتبه بالحمرة
Kanhala, like Ja'far and Zubruj, is written in red.
هو ع أو ماء، مصروف وقد يمنع من الصرف للعلمية والتأنيث
It is a spring or a water source, it is diptote (uninflected) and may be prevented from inflection due to being a proper noun and feminine.
لا لكونه فيه وزن الفعل كما توهمه بعض
Not because it is on the pattern of a verb, as some have imagined.
طوى البين أسباب الوصال وحاولت ... بكنهل أقران الهوى أن تجذما
Separation has cut off the means of connection, and I tried... with Kanhala, companions of desire, to sever them.
كنهل، كزبرج: ماء لبني عوف بن عاصم
Kanhala, like Zubruj: a water source of the Banu 'Awf ibn 'Asim.
وقال نصر: لبني سعد
And Nasr said: it belongs to the Banu Sa'd.
وفي التهذيب: لبني تميم
And in Al-Tahdhib: it belongs to the Banu Tamim.
فجللها الجياد بكنهلاء
And the fine steeds covered it with a reddish hue.