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كزبر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the herb coriander, its name, and its classification as a spice. It also touches upon the linguistic origin of the word.

Derived headwords

الْكُزْبَرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    corianderboth

    The herb coriander (Coriandrum sativum), known for its aromatic seeds and leaves, commonly used as a spice.

الْكِسْبِرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    corianderclassical

    An alternative pronunciation or dialectal variant for coriander.

أَبَازِيرُnoun
  1. 1.
    spicesboth

    A plural noun referring to various aromatic substances used for flavoring food, including coriander.

Parallel reading

الكزبرة، لغة في الكسبرة
Al-kuzbarah, a linguistic variant of al-kisbarah.
وقال أبو حنيفة: الكزبرة، بفتح الباء، عربية معروفة.
And Abu Hanifa said: Al-kuzbarah, with a fathah on the ba', is an Arabic and well-known (plant).
الجوهري: الكزبرة من الأبازير، بضم الباء، وقد تفتح،
Al-Jawhari: Al-kuzbarah is among the spices, with a dammah on the ba', and it may be opened (fathah).
قال: وأظنه معربا.
He said: And I think it is a loanword.