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سرقن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the act of mending or patching, specifically in the context of land or soil. It refers to materials used for such repairs and the action of applying them.

Derived headwords

السِّرْقِينnoun
  1. 1.
    patching materialboth

    Material used to mend or patch something, particularly the earth or soil.

سرقنهاverb
  1. 1.
    to patch the landclassical

    To mend or patch the earth or soil with a specific material.

السَّرْجِينnoun
  1. 1.
    manureclassical

    A term for manure, possibly related to its use as a soil amendment or patching material.

Parallel reading

السرقين والسرقين: ما تدمل به الأرض
Al-sirqīn and al-sirqīn: what the land is mended with.
وقد سرقنها
And they mended it (the land).
السرقين معرب
Al-sirqīn is a loanword.
ويقال سرجين
And it is said sirjīn.