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شندق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This entry discusses a loanword of Persian origin related to large or imposing entities. It primarily defines terms for large women.

Derived headwords

شَنْدَقother
  1. 1.
    loanwordclassical

    An Arabicized loanword, likely of Persian origin.

شَنْفَلَقnoun
  1. 1.
    large womanclassical

    A large, imposing, or stout woman.

شَنْفَلِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    large womanclassical

    A large, imposing, or stout woman. This is a variant form of شنفلق.

Parallel reading

شَنْدَق: اسم أعجمي معرب.
Shandaq: An Arabicized foreign word.
شَنْفَلَق: الشنفليق: الضخمة من النساء.
Shanfalaq: The Shanfaliq: the stout one among women.