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مرنب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a specific animal, a type of rodent. It clarifies the correct term and identifies a misspelling.

Derived headwords

مَرَنَبnoun
  1. 1.
    gerbilclassical

    A gerbil, specifically described as a rodent found in the desert, characterized by a short tail.

فَرَنَبnoun
  1. 1.
    mouseclassical

    A mouse, identified as the correct term for the animal in question.

Parallel reading

قرأت في كتاب الليث، في هذا الباب: المرنب جرذ في عظم اليربوع، قصير الذنب
I read in Al-Layth's book, in this chapter: Al-maranib is a gerbil, a desert rodent, short-tailed.
قال أبو منصور: هذا خطأ، والصواب الفرنب، بالفاء مكسورة
Abu Mansur said: This is an error, and the correct term is Al-farnab, with a kasra on the fa'.
ومن قال مرنب، فقد صحف
And whoever says maranib, has made a textual error (tasheef).