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ثرقب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to refer to a specific type of white linen clothing, possibly originating from Egypt. The terms are used to describe garments made from this material.

Derived headwords

الثَّرْقَبِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Linen garmentsclassical

    White linen garments, mentioned as a type of clothing.

الفَرْقَبِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Linen garmentsclassical

    White linen garments, mentioned as a type of clothing. It is suggested to be an alternative term for الثَّرْقَبِيَّة.

ثَوْبٌ ثَرْقَبِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    Linen garmentclassical

    A garment made of the specific type of white linen referred to by the root.

ثَوْبٌ فَرْقَبِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    Linen garmentclassical

    A garment made of the specific type of white linen referred to by the root, possibly an alternative designation.

Parallel reading

الثرقبية والفرقبية: ثياب كتان بيض
Al-Tharqabiyyah and Al-Farqabiyyah: white linen garments.
حكاها يعقوب في البدل
Ya'qub mentioned them in the context of substitution.
وقيل: من ثياب مصر
And it was said: from the garments of Egypt.
يقال: ثوب ثرقبي وفرقبي
It is said: a Tharqabi garment and a Farqabi garment.