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بخدق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to refer to a specific type of plant, possibly with a Persian origin. Its usage seems limited and primarily documented in classical Arabic lexicography.

Derived headwords

بَخْدَقnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A type of plant, identified by the Persian term 'asfiyūsh'. It is mentioned as being known only through a specific narrator.

بَخْدَقnoun
  1. 1.
    loveclassical

    Refers to a type of love, which is called 'asfiyūsh' in Persian.

Parallel reading

الحب الذي يقال له بالفارسية [اسفيوش]
The love which is called 'asfiyūsh' in Persian.
قال ابن بري: قال ابن خالويه البخدق نبت ولم يعرف إلا من أم الهيثم.
Ibn Barrī said: Ibn Khālawayh said the bakhdaq is a plant and it was not known except from Umm al-Haytham.