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العنكبوت

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to the spider, its various names, and its plural forms. It also includes terms for collective nouns related to spiders.

Derived headwords

العَنْكَبُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    spiderboth

    The common name for the arachnid known for spinning webs.

العَكْنَبَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    spiderclassical

    An alternative name for a spider.

العَنْكَبَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    spiderclassical

    Another variant name for a spider.

العَنْكَبُوهnoun
  1. 1.
    spiderclassical

    A less common variant name for a spider.

العَنْكَبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    spiderclassical

    Yet another variant name for a spider.

عَنْكَبnoun
  1. 1.
    male spiderclassical

    The term used specifically for a male spider.

عَنْكَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    male spiderclassical

    A term referring to a male spider.

عَنْكَبُوتَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    spiders (plural)both

    The plural form of عنكبوت, referring to multiple spiders.

عَنَاكِبnoun
  1. 1.
    spiders (plural)both

    A broken plural form of عنكبوت, also meaning spiders.

العِكَابnoun
  1. 1.
    collective noun for spidersclassical

    A collective noun referring to a group or swarm of spiders.

العُكْبnoun
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    collective noun for spidersclassical

    Another collective noun for a group of spiders.

الأَعْكَبnoun
  1. 1.
    collective noun for spidersclassical

    A further collective noun indicating a gathering of spiders.

Parallel reading

العَنْكَبُوت: م، وقد يذكر، وهي: العكنباة والعنكباة والعنكبوه والعنكباء
The spider: masculine, and sometimes feminine, and it is: Al-'aknabah, Al-'ankabah, Al-'ankabuh, and Al-'ankaba'.
والذكر: عنكب، وهي: عنكبة
And the male: 'ankab, and it is: 'ankabah.
ج: عنكبوتات وعناكب
Plural: 'ankabutāt and 'anākib.
والعكاب والعكب والأعكب: أسماء الجموع
And Al-'ikāb, Al-'ukb, and Al-A'kab: are names for the plurals (collective nouns).