ذِنَابَةٌ

1.
: see ذَنَبٌ, in six places:
2.
and see مِذْنَبٌ, in two places.
3.
ذِنَابَةٌ الطَّرِيقِ (assumed tropical:) The point, or place, to which the way, or road, leads; synonym وَجْهُهُ. (IAar, M, K.) So in the saying of Abu-l-Jarráh, to a certain man, إِنَّكَ لَمْ تَرْشَدْ ذِنَابَةَ الطَّرِيقِ [(assumed tropical:) Verily thou didst not follow a right course in respect of the point, or place, to which the way that thou tookest leads]. (IAar, M.)
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Also (assumed tropical:) Relationship; nearness with respect to kindred; or near relationship. (K.)

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