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شرنض

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to descriptions of large, long-necked animals, specifically camels. It also touches upon a rare plant name and a linguistic curiosity.

Derived headwords

شَرْنَاضadjective
  1. 1.
    large, long-neckedclassical

    Describing a camel that is large and has a long neck.

شَرَنَاظnoun
  1. 1.
    camelsclassical

    The plural form of a large, long-necked camel.

شَمَرْضَاضnoun
  1. 1.
    plant nameclassical

    A name for a plant found in the Jazira region, though its authenticity is questioned.

Parallel reading

جمل شرناض ضخم طويل العنق
A large, long-necked camel.
وجمعه شرانيض
And its plural is sharānīḍ.
والشمرضاض شجرة بالجزيرة فيما قيل
And al-shamardhāḍ is a tree in the Jazira, according to what was said.
هذا منكر
This is rejected/unacceptable.
ويقال: بل هي كلمة معاياة
And it is said: rather, it is a word of obfuscation.
كما قالوا عهعخ
As they said 'uh-uh-kh'.
فإذا بدأت بالضاد هدر
And if one starts with the letter ḍād, it is meaningless/void.