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طبهج

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be of Persian origin, adapted into Arabic. It refers to a specific method of cooking meat, likely frying or roasting.

Derived headwords

الطَّبَاهِجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fried meat dishclassical

    A type of fried meat, considered a Persian loanword adapted into Arabic.

Parallel reading

الطَّبَاهِجَة، فارسي معرب: ضرب من قلي اللحم.
Al-Tabahijah, an Arabized Persian word: a type of fried meat.
بَاؤُهُ بَدَلٌ مِنَ البَاءِ الَّتِي بَيْنَ البَاءِ وَالفَاءِ، كَبِرِنْدٍ وَبُنْدُقٍ الَّذِي هُوَ الفِرِنْدُ وَالفُنْدُقُ، وَجِيمُهُ بَدَلٌ مِنَ الشِّينِ.
Its 'ba' is a substitute for the 'ba' that is between the 'ba' and the 'fa', like 'birind' and 'bunduq' which are 'firind' and 'funduq', and its 'jim' is a substitute for the 'shin'.