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برعل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the young of certain wild animals, specifically the hyena or the rock badger. It describes the offspring of these creatures.

Derived headwords

البِرْعَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    young hyenaclassical

    The young of a hyena, similar to the young of a desert fox (فرعل).

  2. 2.
    young rock badgerclassical

    Alternatively, it is said to be the young of the rock badger (وبر) from the jackal (ابن آوى).

الفِرْعَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    young desert foxclassical

    A term used to describe the young of a desert fox, used here as a point of comparison for the young hyena.

الْوَبَرُnoun
  1. 1.
    rock badgerclassical

    A type of wild animal, specifically a rock badger or hyrax.

ابْنُ آوَىnoun
  1. 1.
    jackalclassical

    A wild canine animal, commonly known as a jackal.

Parallel reading

البرعل: ولد الضبع كالفرعل
Al-bir'al: the young of the hyena, like the fir'al.
وقيل: هو ولد الوبر من ابن آوى
And it was said: it is the young of the rock badger from the jackal.