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الغرقء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the thin, adhering membrane or skin found on egg whites, and the act of an egg or hen producing something with this membrane still attached. It relates to the concept of a delicate outer layer or covering.

Derived headwords

الغَرَقْئُnoun
  1. 1.
    Egg white membraneboth

    The thin, adhering membrane or film that sticks to the albumen (white) of an egg.

  2. 2.
    Edible egg white partclassical

    The part of the egg white that is consumed, referring to the albumen itself.

غَرَقَأَتْverb
  1. 1.
    Egg came outclassical

    An egg emerged with its thin membrane still attached.

غرقأت البيضة — The egg came out with its thin membrane attached.
غَرَقَأَتْverb
  1. 1.
    Hen producedclassical

    A hen produced an egg with its thin membrane still attached.

و الدجاجة: فعلت ذلك ببيضها — And the hen: she did that with her eggs.

Parallel reading

القشرة الملتزقة ببياض البيض
The membrane adhering to the egg white.
أو البياض الذي يؤكل
Or the albumen that is eaten.
وغرقأت البيضة
And the egg came out (with its membrane).
عليها قشرها الرقيق
With its thin membrane upon it.
و الدجاجة: فعلت ذلك ببيضها
And the hen: she did that with her eggs.