جَنْبَةٌ
Root: جنب
Full Definition
جَنْبَةٌ
: see جَنْبٌ, in four places:
2 and see جَانِبٌ.
3 Also Retirement, or secession, from others: and in a trad., in which it is enjoined, used as meaning retirement from women; avoiding the sitting by them, and the approaching the place that they occupy. You say, رَجُلٌ ذُو جَنْبَةٍ A man of retirement. And نَزَلَ جَنْبَةً He alighted, or descended and abode, or settled, in a place aside, or apart. And قَعَدَ جَنْبَةً He [sat apart, or] retired from others.
4 The state of being a stranger; as also جَنَابَةٌ . (K. [Both are there mentioned as simple substs.; but the latter is an Verbal.Noun: see جَنَبَ فِى بَنِى فُلَانٍ; and what next follows it: and see also 4.]) Both also signify Remoteness in respect of relationship.
def.2 Also, جَنْبَةٌ, A piece of skin from the side of a camel, of which is made a kind of milking vessel (عُلْبَة), larger than the مِعْلَق, but smaller than the جَوْبَة.
def.3 And Every kind of plant, or
2 and see جَانِبٌ.
3 Also Retirement, or secession, from others: and in a trad., in which it is enjoined, used as meaning retirement from women; avoiding the sitting by them, and the approaching the place that they occupy. You say, رَجُلٌ ذُو جَنْبَةٍ A man of retirement. And نَزَلَ جَنْبَةً He alighted, or descended and abode, or settled, in a place aside, or apart. And قَعَدَ جَنْبَةً He [sat apart, or] retired from others.
4 The state of being a stranger; as also جَنَابَةٌ . (K. [Both are there mentioned as simple substs.; but the latter is an Verbal.Noun: see جَنَبَ فِى بَنِى فُلَانٍ; and what next follows it: and see also 4.]) Both also signify Remoteness in respect of relationship.
def.2 Also, جَنْبَةٌ, A piece of skin from the side of a camel, of which is made a kind of milking vessel (عُلْبَة), larger than the مِعْلَق, but smaller than the جَوْبَة.
def.3 And Every kind of plant, or
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