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عنقد

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes clusters or bunches of things, particularly fruits or produce. It extends to describe a compact group or a specific type of formation, and metaphorically, it can refer to a compact, dark mass.

Derived headwords

العُنقودnoun
  1. 1.
    Cluster, bunchboth

    A cluster or bunch of fruits, such as grapes, dates, or berries, or of other items like flowers or leaves growing together.

  2. 2.
    Thick, compact massclassical

    Figuratively, a compact or dense mass, likened to a bunch.

العِنقادnoun
  1. 1.
    Cluster, bunchboth

    Similar to 'عُنقود', referring to a cluster or bunch of fruits or produce.

عُنقودname
  1. 1.
    Name of a bullclassical

    A proper name given to a bull.

Parallel reading

العنقود والعنقاد من النخل والعنب والأراك والبطم ونحوها
The cluster and the bunch are from dates, grapes, Salvadora persica, mastic trees, and the like.
إذ لمتي سوداء كالعنقاد
When my dark hair was like a cluster.
كلمة كانت على مصاد وعنقود: اسم ثور
A word that was on 'musad' and 'unqud': the name of a bull.
يا رب سلم قصبات عنقود
O Lord, protect the ribs of 'Unqud' (the bull).