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زنقر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific, possibly foreign, term for a fingernail clipping. The primary derived term is identified as such, with variations noted.

Derived headwords

الزَّنْقِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    fingernail clippingclassical

    The term refers to a clipping or paring of a fingernail.

الزَّنْجِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    fingernail clippingclassical

    This is presented as an alternative name for the fingernail clipping, also considered a foreign loanword.

Parallel reading

قالوا الزنقير هو قلامة الظفر
They said the zangir is the fingernail clipping.
ويقال له الزنجير أيضا
And it is also called the zanjir.
وكلاهما دخيلان
And both of them are foreign loanwords.