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الشرجب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something tall or long, extending to a horse of noble stature. It also refers to a specific plant and its fruit used in tanning.

Derived headwords

الشَّرْجَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall oneboth

    A descriptive term for something or someone that is tall or long.

  2. 2.
    Noble horseclassical

    Refers to a horse of excellent lineage and noble stature.

الشَّرْجَبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Plantclassical

    A specific type of plant, similar to eggplant.

  2. 2.
    Fruit (for tanning)classical

    The fruit of the شرجبان plant, which is used in the process of tanning leather.

Parallel reading

الشرجب: الطويل، والفرس الكريم.
Al-sharjab: the tall one, and the noble horse.
والشرجبان، ويضم: شجرة (م) ، كالباذنجان نبتة وثمرة يدبغ بها.
And al-sharjabān, and it is pronounced with damma: a tree (plural), like eggplant, a plant and a fruit by which [leather] is tanned.