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خرنب
Root entry · 4 derived lemmasThis root primarily relates to a specific type of tree and its fruit, known as carob, found in the Levant. It also appears in the name of a location in Egypt.
Derived headwords
الخَرُوبnoun
- 1.Carob treeboth
A tree that grows in the mountains of the Levant, known for its fruit.
الخَرْنُوبnoun
- 1.Carob fruitboth
The fruit of the carob tree, described as having seeds similar to the seeds of the 'yanbut' (likely a type of legume or seed), and is dry and black.
القَثَّاء الشَّامِيّnoun
- 1.Syrian melon/cucumberclassical
A name used by children in Iraq for the carob fruit, likely due to a perceived resemblance in shape or texture.
خَرَنْبَاءname
- 1.Kharanba' (place name)classical
A place in the land of Egypt, mentioned in historical accounts.
Parallel reading
الخَرُوب والخرنوب: شجر ينبت في جبال الشام، له حب كحب الينبوت، يسميه صبيان أهل العراق القثاء الشامي، وهو يابس أسود.
The carob tree and carob fruit: a tree that grows in the mountains of the Levant, it has seeds like the seeds of the yanbut, the children of Iraq call it the Syrian melon/cucumber, and it is dry and black.
وفي قصة محمد بن أبي بكر الصديق، رضي الله عنه، ذكر خرنباء، وهي بفتح الخاء وسكون الراء وفتح النون وبالباء الموحدة والمد: موضع من أرض مصر، صانها الله تعالى.
And in the story of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Siddiq, may God be pleased with him, Kharanba' was mentioned, which is with a fatha on the kha, sukun on the ra, fatha on the nun, and with a unified ba and elongation: a place in the land of Egypt, may God protect it.