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حرق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

حَرَّاقَةٌ حارق حراق حراقه حراقة A kind of ship, (Lth, S, K, *) [ built ] at El-Basrah, (K,) in which are engines for throwing fire upon the enemy at sea, or on a large river: (Lth, S, K:) accord. to some, such an engine itself: (ISd, TA:) accord. to the A, [ a bark; ] a light-going skip: (TA:) [it is often used in this last sense in post-classical works:] pl. حَرَّاقَاتٌ (K) [and حَرَارِيقُ]. ― -b2- Also the former pl., The places of those who fry [ meat &c. ], and of the makers of charcoal: (Lth, K:) of the dial. of the people of El-Basrah. (Lth, TA.)

Derived headwords

حَرَّاقَةٌ
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