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برغث

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of insect, specifically a flea. It also extends to describe a color resembling spleen.

Derived headwords

البَرْغَثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Spleen-like colorclassical

    A color that resembles the color of the spleen.

البَرْغُوثnoun
  1. 1.
    Fleaboth

    A small, insect-like creature similar to a sand flea.

البراغيثnoun
  1. 1.
    Fleasboth

    The plural form of 'barghuth', referring to multiple fleas.

Parallel reading

البَرْغَثَة: لون شبيه بالطحلة.
Al-barghathah: A color resembling the spleen.
والبرغوث: دويبة شبه الحرقوص،
And al-barghuth: a small creature similar to a sand flea,
والبرغوث واحد البراغيث.
And al-barghuth is the singular of al-baragheet (fleas).