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الكتءة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of plant, similar to arugula. It also extends to describe a strong, large camel, particularly one with a prominent or handsome beard.

Derived headwords

الكتأةnoun
  1. 1.
    Plantboth

    A plant similar to arugula (garden cress).

الكنتأوnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong camelclassical

    A camel that is strong and powerful.

  2. 2.
    Camel with large beardclassical

    A camel with a large, prominent, or handsome beard.

Parallel reading

الكتأة: نبات كالجرجير.
Al-kat'ah: A plant like arugula.
والكنتأو، كسندأو: الجمل الشديد، والعظيم اللحية، الكثها أو الحسنها.
And al-kanta'u, like sinda'u: The strong camel, and the one with a large beard, whether abundant or handsome.