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ضغدر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific type of bird, likely domestic fowl, and possibly its characteristics or sounds. The primary derived term refers to chickens.

Derived headwords

الضَّغَادِرnoun
  1. 1.
    chickensclassical

    The plural form referring to domestic fowl, specifically chickens.

ضَغْدُورَةnoun
  1. 1.
    chickenclassical

    The singular form of a chicken, a domestic fowl.

Parallel reading

حكى الأزهري في ترجمة خرط، قال: قرأت في نسخة من كتاب الليث: عجبت لخرطيط ورقم جناحه، ... ورمة طخميل ورعث الضغادر
Al-Azhari narrated in the translation of (the root) kharṭaṭ, he said: I read in a copy of Al-Layth's book: I marveled at the markings of its wing, ... and the plumpness and the chirping of the chickens.
قال: الضغادر الدجاج، الواحد ضغدورة.
He said: The ḍaghādir are chickens, the singular is ḍaghḍūrah.