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تقرد

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to specific types of herbs and spices, particularly coriander and possibly cumin or other aromatic seeds. The usage seems to be concentrated in certain regional dialects or older classical texts.

Derived headwords

التَّقَرْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Corianderclassical

    A specific herb, identified as coriander.

  2. 2.
    Spicesclassical

    All types of spices, according to the people of Yemen.

التَّقَرْدُnoun
  1. 1.
    Carawayclassical

    A plant identified as caraway.

التَّقْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Corianderclassical

    A plant identified as coriander.

  2. 2.
    Carawayclassical

    A plant identified as caraway.

Parallel reading

التقردة: الكسبرة؛ عن ابن دريد؛ قال: والتقردة الأبزار كلها عند أهل اليمن.
Al-taqardah: coriander; from Ibn Duraid; he said: and al-taqardah are all the spices according to the people of Yemen.
التهذيب في الرباعي: التقرد الكرويا، قال الأزهري: وروى ثعلب عن ابن الأعرابي: التقدة الكزبرة والتقدة الكرويا.
Al-Tahdhib in the quadriliteral: Al-taqard is caraway, Al-Azharī said: And Tha'lab narrated from Ibn Al-A'rābī: Al-taqdah is coriander and al-taqdah is caraway.
قال الأزهري: وهذا هو الصحيح، وأما التقرد فلا أعرفه في كلام العرب.
Al-Azharī said: And this is the correct view, but as for al-taqard, I do not know it in the speech of the Arabs.