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نءجل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to a specific type of nut, the Indian nut or nutmeg. It is noted as a loanword, with variations in pronunciation and spelling among different regions.

Derived headwords

النَّأْجِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Indian nutboth

    Refers to the Indian nut, commonly known as nutmeg.

Parallel reading

النأجيل الجوز الهندي
The Indian nut is the nutmeg.
وعامة أهل العراق لا يهمزونه، وهو مهموز
And the majority of the people of Iraq do not pronounce the hamza in it, although it is pronounced with a hamza.
وهو دخيل
And it is a loanword.