sunobulN * [ Ears of corn: n. un. with p : pl. sanaAbilu and sunobulaAtN , the latter pl. occurring in the Kur xii. 43 and 46: it is said in the M, in art. snbl , that sunobulapN signifies one of the sunobul of zaroE ; in the K, in this art., that it signifies one of the sanaAbil of zaroE : see sabalN ]. Als~unobulapu is also the name of A certain sign of the Zodiac [i.e. Virgo ]; (K, TA;) the sixth sign; the third of the summer signs: (TA:) [or Spica Virginis; ] a certain star in Virgo. (Kzw.) [See, again, sabalN .] ― -b2- Also A certain perfume; (M;) a certain plant of sweet odour, also called sunobulu AlEaSaAfiyri , (K,) and Alr~yoHaAnu AlhinodiY~u ; (TA;) [ spikenard, called in the present day Als~unobulu AlhinodiY~u ;] the best whereof is the suwriY~ , (K,) what is brought from suwr [or suwraY ?], a town, or district, of El-'Irák; (TA;) and the weakest is the hinodiY~ : it is an aperient; a discutient of flatulences; (K, * TA;) strengthening to the brain and the spleen and the kidneys and the bowels; and diuretic; and has the property of arresting the excessive flow of blood from the womb. (K, TA. [Mentioned also voce sabalN , as called sunobulu AlT~iybi .]) Als~unobulu Alr~umiY~u [also signifies Spikenard, or perhaps a variety thereof; ] i. q. Aln~aAridiynu .(K.)
The corpus record — Arabic
سُنبُل
sunbul
sunobulN * [ Ears of corn: n. un. with p : pl. sanaAbilu and sunobulaAtN , the latter pl. occurring in the Kur xii. 43 and 46: it is said in the M, in art. snbl , that sunobulapN signifies one of the sunobul of zaroE ; in the K, in this art., that it signifies one of the sanaAbil of zaroE : see saba
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- سُن[بُلِ Quran 12:47 (Yusuf 47)
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