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غضرس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to coldness, freshness, and possibly a type of bird or creature. The primary usage found is in descriptive phrases for cold and sweet water.

Derived headwords

غَضَارِسadjective
  1. 1.
    cold and sweetclassical

    Describing water that is cold and pleasant to drink.

غَضَارِسnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of birdclassical

    A name for a specific type of bird, though its exact identity is unclear.

Parallel reading

ثغر غضارس: بارد عذب
A cold, sweet mouth (of water): cold and sweet.
ممكورة غرثى الوشاح الشاكس
The mischievous one with a loosened sash, ...
تضحك عن ذي أشر غضارس
... laughs revealing teeth that are cold and sweet.
وحكاه ابن جني بالعين والغين
And Ibn Jinni narrated it with the letter 'ayn and the letter ghayn.
وهو مذكور في موضعه
And it is mentioned in its proper place.