أَشْنَبُ
Root: شنب
Full Definition
أَشْنَبُ
Having the quality termed
شَنَبٌ
meaning as expl. above; as also
شَانِبٌ , which is irregular, and
شَنِيبٌ , [which is likewise irregular;] but the first of these three is the most common: applied to a man, and to the ثَغْر [or front teeth], [and to the mouth, as in a verse cited voce زَرْنَبٌ:] fem. شَنْبَآءُ, applied to a woman, and also written شَمْبَآءُ, the ن being changed into م because of the following ب, and in like manner [the pl. شُنْبٌ is also written] شُمْبٌ.
2 شَنْبَآءُ also signifies A pomegranate (رُمَّانَةٌ) such as is termed إِمْلِيسِيَّةٌ, having no grains, but only juice within the rind, in the form of grains without stones.
2 شَنْبَآءُ also signifies A pomegranate (رُمَّانَةٌ) such as is termed إِمْلِيسِيَّةٌ, having no grains, but only juice within the rind, in the form of grains without stones.
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