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قعبل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of edible fungus or truffle that grows in the spring. It details its appearance, how it is prepared and eaten, and distinguishes it from other similar growths.

Derived headwords

القَعْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Truffle-like plantboth

    A plant that grows alongside truffles in the spring. It is harvested, roasted, cooked, and eaten.

  2. 2.
    Elongated truffleboth

    A type of truffle that grows elongated and thin, resembling a stick. When dried, it develops a black head like a black patch, referred to as 'فسوات الضباع'.

القَعْبُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Truffle-like plantboth

    A plant that grows alongside truffles in the spring. It is harvested, roasted, cooked, and eaten.

  2. 2.
    A type of truffleboth

    A type of truffle that grows elongated and thin, resembling a stick. When dried, it develops a black head like a black patch, referred to as 'فسوات الضباع'.

  3. 3.
    A wooden milk pailclassical

    Refers to a 'qa'b' (قعب), which is a wooden pail used for milk.

قعبلname
  1. 1.
    Proper nameboth

    Indicated as a proper name.

الفُطْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Mushroomboth

    The fungus, also known as 'al-'asqal' (العسقل).

العَسْقَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Mushroomclassical

    The fungus, also known as 'al-futr' (الفطر).

فُسْوَات الضِبَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    Hyena's puffballsclassical

    A name given to the dried form of an elongated truffle, which develops a black head.

Parallel reading

القعبل والقعبول: نبت ينابت الكمأة في الربيع، يجنى فيشوى ويطبخ ويؤكل.
Al-qa'bal and al-qa'bool: a plant that grows alongside truffles in the spring, it is harvested, roasted, cooked, and eaten.
والقعبل والقعبل: ضرب من الكمأة ينبت مستطيلا دقيقا كأنه عود، وإذا يبس صار له رأس أسود مثل الدجنة السوداء، يقال له فسوات الضباع؛
And al-qa'bal and al-qa'bal: a type of truffle that grows elongated and thin, like a stick, and when it dries, it develops a black head like a black patch, called 'fusuwat al-diba'' (فسوات الضباع).
وقال أبو حنيفة: هو ضرب من الكمأة ينبت مستطيلا فإذا يبس تطاير.
And Abu Hanifa said: it is a type of truffle that grows elongated, and when it dries, it disintegrates.
الأزهري: القعبل الفطر، وهو العسقل.
Al-Azhari said: Al-qa'bal is the mushroom, and it is al-'asqal.
والقعبول: القعب.
And al-qa'bool: is the 'qa'b' (a wooden milk pail).