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شبزق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific, possibly obscure, word whose exact spelling and meaning are uncertain. The text discusses variations in its orthography, suggesting potential confusion between similar-sounding letters.

Derived headwords

الشَّبَزَقnoun
  1. 1.
    unidentified wordclassical

    A word whose exact form and meaning are debated, possibly referring to a specific object or concept. The text notes uncertainty regarding its spelling, specifically whether it is 'شبزق' (with zayn) or 'شبرق' (with ra').

الشِّبْرَقnoun
  1. 1.
    unidentified wordclassical

    An alternative spelling of 'الشَّبَزَق', suggested by a potential dot on the letter ra' in a manuscript. Its meaning remains unclear.

Parallel reading

الشبزق هكذا سمعته ديوكد خزيده كرده
The word 'ash-shabazaq', thus I heard it, diukad khuzaydah kurdah.
وهكذا وجدته في الأصل فنقلته على صورته
And thus I found it in the original, so I transcribed it according to its form.
وأوهمني فيه «2» نقطة على الراء في لفظة الشبرق
And it misled me with a dot on the ra' in the word 'ash-shibraq'.
فلست أدري أهي سهو من الناسخ أو أن تكون اللفظة شبزق، بالزاي، والله أعلم
So I do not know if it was an oversight by the scribe or if the word is 'ash-shabazaq', with a zayn. And God knows best.