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صغب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the egg or nits of lice. It also appears to have a connection to the concept of being small or insignificant, possibly derived from the smallness of lice eggs.

Derived headwords

صَغَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Lice eggboth

    The egg laid by a louse, also known as a nit.

صُؤَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Lice eggclassical

    An alternative term for the egg of a louse, synonymous with صَغَب.

Parallel reading

يقال لبيضة القملة: صغاب وصؤاب.
The egg of the louse is called ṣaghāb and ṣuʾāb.