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هدلع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific plant name. The entry discusses its potential Arabic origin and linguistic structure.

Derived headwords

الهندلعnoun
  1. 1.
    a plantclassical

    A type of herb or plant, whose Arabic origin is debated.

هندلعother
  1. 1.
    a plant nameclassical

    The name of a plant, possibly of Arabic origin.

Parallel reading

بقلة قيل إنها عربية
A herb, it was said to be Arabic.
فإذا صح أنه من كلامهم وجب أن تكون نونه زائدة لأنه لا أصل بإزائها فيقابلها
And if it is confirmed that it is from their speech, then its 'nun' must be an addition because there is no corresponding root letter for it.
ومثال الكلمة على هذا فنعلل، وهو بناء فائت
And an example of the word in this form is 'fan'alal', which is a lost pattern.