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قنغر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be a single, unanalyzed entry referring to a specific type of tree. It describes its characteristics in comparison to another tree, the caper (كبر).

Derived headwords

القنغرnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of treeclassical

    A specific kind of tree, described as being similar to the caper plant (كبر) but with thicker thorns and wood. Its fruit is also like that of the caper.

Parallel reading

القنغر: شجر مثل الكبر إلا أنها أغلظ شوكا وعودا وثمرتها كثمرته ولا ينبت في الصخر؛ حكاه أبو حنيفة.
Al-Qunghar: a tree like the caper, except that it is thicker in thorn and wood, and its fruit is like its fruit, and it does not grow on rock; Abu Hanifa narrated it.