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الشقحطب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes a ram, specifically one with two or four horns. The horns are characterized by their resemblance to pieces of wood.

Derived headwords

الشِّقْحَطَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Ramclassical

    A male sheep, specifically one that has two or four horns.

شِقْحَطَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Hornclassical

    A horn of a ram, described as being like a piece of wood.

شُقَاحِطnoun
  1. 1.
    Ramsclassical

    Plural of شقحطب (shiqḥaṭab), referring to rams with multiple horns.

شُقَاطِبnoun
  1. 1.
    Ramsclassical

    Another plural form of شقحطب (shiqḥaṭab), referring to rams with multiple horns.

Parallel reading

الشقحطب، كسفرجل: الكبش له قرنان أو أربعة، كل منها كشق حطب، ج: شقاحط وشقاطب.
The shiqḥaṭab, like the quince: the ram has two or four horns, each of them like a piece of firewood, plural: shiqāḥiṭ and shiqāṭib.