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شفرج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of dishes or containers, particularly those used for serving food, possibly with Persian origins.

Derived headwords

الشَّفَارِجnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, wide dishesclassical

    Refers to large, wide dishes, described as 'رحرحاني' (spacious or wide).

شَفْرَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Dish with fruits and sweetsclassical

    A type of dish containing fruits ('الفيخات') and small sweet cakes or pastries ('السكرجات').

الشَّفَارِجnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, wide dishesclassical

    Similar to the first entry, these are large, wide dishes, compared to 'العلابط' (a type of large tray or dish).

بِيشْبَارِجnoun
  1. 1.
    Serving tray/dishclassical

    A Persian loanword ('فارسي معرب') that people call this type of dish or serving tray.

Parallel reading

الشَّفَارِج طريان رحرحاني، وهو الطبق فيه الفيخات والسكرجات.
The shafārij are spacious and wide, and it is the dish containing fruits and small sweet cakes.
الشَّفَارِج مثل العلابط، فارسي معرب، وهو الذي تسميه الناس بيشبارج.
The shafārij are like the 'alābiṭ', a Persian loanword, and it is what people call 'bīshbārij'.