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زرنك

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to a specific tool or part of a milling apparatus, likely a wooden handle or lever used to operate a millstone. It may also extend to related concepts of driving or guiding.

Derived headwords

الزَّرْنُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    millstone handleclassical

    The wooden piece that the miller grips when turning the millstone.

Parallel reading

الزَّرْنُوك: الخشبة التي يقبض عليها الطاحن إذا أدار الرحى
The zarnuk: the wooden piece that the miller grips when turning the millstone.
وكأن رمحك، إذ طعنت به العدى، ... زرنوك خادمة تسوق حمارا
And as if your spear, when you struck the enemy with it, ... was a zarnuk of a servant girl driving a donkey.