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فعر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of plant, possibly a shrub or herb, and its consumption. It also has a connection to a specific dialectal term from Yemen.

Derived headwords

الفَعْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Yemeni plantclassical

    A term used in Yemen for a type of plant, described as a kind of shrub or herb.

  2. 2.
    Heish plantclassical

    It is claimed to be the 'heish' plant, though this identification is not confirmed.

الفَعَارِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Small lizardsclassical

    The plural form referring to small lizards, specifically identified as young 'dha'anin'.

Parallel reading

الفَعْر: لغة يمانية، وهو ضرب من النبت، زعموا أنه الهيش؛
Al-Fa'r: A Yemeni dialect, and it is a type of plant; they claimed it is the heish;
قال ابن دريد: ولا أحق ذاك.
Ibn Duraid said: And I do not confirm that.
وحكى الأزهري عن ابن الأعرابي أنه قال: الفعر أكل الفعارير، وهي صغار الذآنين؛
Al-Azhari narrated from Ibn Al-A'rabi that he said: Al-Fa'r is the eating of the fa'arir, which are small dha'anin;
قال الأزهري: وهذا يقوي قول ابن دريد:
Al-Azhari said: And this strengthens the saying of Ibn Duraid: