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عندق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific anatomical location, particularly the navel area and its surrounding features. It also extends to describe a cluster or bunch, especially of fruits or grapes.

Derived headwords

العندقةnoun
  1. 1.
    Navel hollowboth

    The hollow of the navel.

  2. 2.
    Lower abdomen near navelclassical

    A place in the lower abdomen near the navel, likened to the hollow of the throat in its formation.

العنقودnoun
  1. 1.
    Grape clusterboth

    A cluster of grapes.

  2. 2.
    Bunch of fruitboth

    A bunch of fruits like those of the Arak or Batm trees, or similar.

Parallel reading

العندقة: ثغرة السرة
Al-'indaqah: the hollow of the navel.
وقيل: العندقة موضع في أسفل البطن عند السرة
And it is said: Al-'indaqah is a place in the lower abdomen near the navel.
كأنها ثغرة النحر في الخلقة
as if it were the hollow of the throat in its formation.
ويقال ذلك في العنقود من العنب
And that is said for a cluster of grapes.
وفي حمل الأراك والبطم ونحوه
And for the fruit of the Arak and the Batm trees and the like.