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ص ن ر

0 verbs · 2 nouns and adjectives

Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 5 entries
  • صِنَارٌ kind of tree called دُلْب
    , as some say, or ↓ صِنَّارٌ, (M,) or both, but the former is the more common, (K,) The kind of tree called دُلْب [i. e. the plane-tree]: (AHn, M, K:) n. un. with ة: (AHn, M:) a Pers. word, introduced into the Arabic language; (Lth, AHn, M;) or arabicized, from [the Pers.] چَنَار. (K.)
  • صِنَّارٌ head of a spindle
    , (K,) or ↓ صِنَّارَةٌ, (S, O, M,) or the latter is not allowable, (TA,) The head of a spindle; (S, O, K;) i. e. (S) the crooked, (S,) or slender, (M,) or slender and crooked, (TA,) piece of iron (S, M, TA) that is in the head of the spindle: (M, TA:) or, accord. to Lth, the latter signifies a woman's spindle; and is a foreign word introduced into the Arabic language. (TA.) -A2- See also صِنَارٌ.
  • صِنَّوْرٌ niggardly
    A niggardly man, of evil disposition: (T, O, K:) mentioned by IAar. (T, O.) [See also صِنَّارَةٌ.]
  • صَنَّارَةٌ Open entry
    : see the next paragraph.
  • صِنَّارَةٌ handle
    : see صِنَّارٌ. ― -b2- Also The handle of the [kind of shield called] حَجَفَة: (S, K:) pl. صَنَانِيرُ. (K.) ― -b3- And The ear: (S, M, K:) of the dial. of El-Yemen. (S, M.) -A2- Also A man evil in disposition; (M, K;) on the authority of IAar; (M;) as also ↓ صَنَّارَةٌ; (M, K;) on the authority of Kr: Aboo-'Alee says that the former has this meaning; but it is not of the form of words mentioned in the Book [of Sb], because [it is said that] this form does not occur as an epithet. (M.) And the former, (K, TA,) accord. to IAar, (TA,) Bad in respect of أّدَب [or discipline of the mind and manners, &c.], even though eminent, or celebrated, or well known: (K, TA:) pl. as above. (TA.)

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