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عجد

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to dried grapes (raisins) and their seeds. It also extends to describe crows, possibly due to a perceived similarity in color or texture to dried fruit.

Derived headwords

العَجْدnoun
  1. 1.
    Crowsclassical

    A collective noun referring to crows. The singular form is 'ajdah.

  2. 2.
    Raisinsboth

    Dried grapes, a common meaning for this term.

عَجْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A crowclassical

    The singular form of 'ajd, referring to a single crow.

العَجْدnoun
  1. 1.
    Raisinsboth

    This term is used to refer to raisins.

العَنْجَدnoun
  1. 1.
    Grape seedsboth

    Refers to the seeds of grapes.

  2. 2.
    Raisin seedsboth

    Specifically, the seeds of raisins.

  3. 3.
    Inferior raisinsclassical

    Can refer to the lower quality parts of raisins.

  4. 4.
    Similar fruitclassical

    A fruit that resembles raisins but is not actually them.

Parallel reading

فَأَرْسَلُوهُنَّ يَهْتَلِكْنَ بِهِمْ ... شَطْرَ سَوَامٍ، كَأَنَّهَا العَجْدُ
And they sent them forth to perish with them... half of them were grazing, as if they were raisins.