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تقر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to spices, seasonings, and aromatic substances. It encompasses the concept of a spice blend or mixture, and also refers to specific aromatic seeds.

Derived headwords

التَقَرّnoun
  1. 1.
    spice blendboth

    A mixture of spices or seasonings.

  2. 2.
    carawayclassical

    Specifically refers to the aromatic seed known as caraway.

التَقَرّةnoun
  1. 1.
    spice mixtureboth

    A collection or group of various spices.

التوابلnoun
  1. 1.
    spicesboth

    Aromatic substances used for flavoring food.

Parallel reading

التقر والتقرة: التابل
Al-taqr and al-taqrah: spice.
وقيل: التقر الكرويا
And it was said: al-taqr is caraway.
والتقرة: جماعة التوابل
And al-taqrah: a collection of spices.
قال ابن سيده: وهي بالدال أعلى
Ibn Sidah said: and it (referring to al-taqrah) is higher with the 'dal'.