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شتعر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of 'barley' or a similar grain. It includes variations in pronunciation and potential alternative etymologies.

Derived headwords

الشيتعورnoun
  1. 1.
    barleyboth

    This is the primary meaning, referring to the grain known as barley.

الشعيرnoun
  1. 1.
    barleyboth

    The common and widely recognized term for the grain, barley.

الشيتغورnoun
  1. 1.
    barleyclassical

    An alternative pronunciation or form of the word for barley, with a 'ghayn' instead of 'ra'.

Parallel reading

الشيتعور: الشعير
Al-shayta'wur: Barley.
عن ابن دريد: وقال ابن جني: إنما هو الشيتغور، بالغين المعجمة.
From Ibn Duraid: And Ibn Jinni said: It is actually al-shaytaghwur, with the voiced velar fricative (ghayn).