Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

عُنَّابٌ

Root: عنب

Full Definition

عُنَّابٌ A certain fruit [and tree], well known; [the jujube fruit and tree; rhamnus zizyphus of Linn.;] called in Pers. سِنْجِد, or سِنْجِد جِيلَانِى, or سنجد جيلان: n. un. with ة. And, sometimes, accord. to IDrd, The fruit of the أَرَاك [q. v.]. And The [fruit, or tree, called] غُبَيْرَآء [q. v.]. Also, [as being likened to jujubes, because dyed red,] The fingers, or ends of the fingers, of a woman. (A, voce تُفَّاحٌ, q. v.)


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