Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

كُنْبُبٌ

Root: كنبت

Full Definition

كُنْبُبٌ , (or this should be كُنْثُبٌ, TA) A hard, strong, robust, man. But see كُنْبُثٌ.
2 Also, and كُنَابِتٌ, A man contracted [in disposition]; niggardly, or stingy. But see art. كنبث.


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