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كالصعنب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of gathering, centralizing, and contracting, particularly in the context of food and physical form. It also includes a proper noun for a location.

Derived headwords

صَعْنَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to gather the middleclassical

    To gather or collect the central part of something, specifically referring to the middle of a dish like thareed.

صَعْنَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    contractionclassical

    The act or state of contracting or shrinking.

صَعْنَبِيّname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a place called Sa'anabi, located in Al-Yamamah.

Parallel reading

وصعنب الثريدة: جمع وسطها، وقور رأسها.
And Sa'anaba the thareedah: it gathered its middle, and its head was bowed.