جنو

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to physical characteristics, specifically concerning the curvature or bending of horns, and also refers to a specific type of sheep. It also has geographical and biographical applications.

Derived headwords

الجنواءadjective

1.
curved hornsclassical
A description of a sheep whose horns have curved backward.

أجنىadjective

1.
bent hornsclassical
Describing a man with horns that are bent or curved.
2.
crookedclassical
Refers to a man who is crooked or bent, possibly in posture or form.

الجناnoun

1.
bent hornsclassical
A term for bent horns, used as a variant of the hamzated form.

أجناadjective

1.
crookedclassical
Describing a man who is crooked or bent, specifically in the context of having bent horns.

أصكadjective

1.
flat-earedclassical
Describing someone with ears that are flat or pressed close to the head.

مصلمadjective

1.
blunt-earedclassical
Describing ears that are blunt or short.

جنوةname

1.
city nameclassical
A city located in Al-Andalus.

الجنويname

1.
nisbaclassical
A nisba indicating origin from the city of Janwah (Genoa).

Parallel reading

وهي شاة ذهب قرناها أخرا

And it is a sheep whose horns curved backward.

ورجل أجنى: بين الجنا لغة في المهموز

And a man 'ajna: 'al-Jana is a linguistic variant for the hamzated form.

رجل أجنا، بالهمز، أقعس

A man 'ajna, with hamza, is crooked.

وشاهد الأجنى بغير همز: أصك مصلم الأذنين

And the evidence for 'ajna without hamza is: flat-eared, blunt-eared.

جنوة، بالتحريك: مدينة بالأندلس

Janwah, with harakat: a city in Al-Andalus.

ومنها: أبو النعيم رضوان بن عبد الله الجنوي

And from it: Abu Al-Nu'aym Ridwan bin Abdullah Al-Junawi.