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كهكب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific type of vegetable, the eggplant. The primary derived lemma directly names this vegetable.

Derived headwords

الكَهْكَبnoun
  1. 1.
    eggplantboth

    A large, typically dark purple fruit, commonly used as a vegetable in cooking.

الكَهْكَمnoun
  1. 1.
    eggplantclassical

    An alternative name for the eggplant, as cited by Ibn al-A'rabi.

Parallel reading

الكهكم والكهكب الباذنجان
Al-kahkam and al-kahkab are the eggplant.