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الغطرب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This entry discusses a word that appears to be a misspelling of another word. The primary meaning relates to a type of snake, but the entry focuses on correcting the orthography.

Derived headwords

الغطربnoun
  1. 1.
    Misspelled wordclassical

    This is presented as a potential misspelling of a word, likely related to snakes.

الأفعىnoun
  1. 1.
    Viper/Serpentboth

    A type of venomous snake, often used to refer to serpents in general.

Parallel reading

الغطرب: الأفعى، عن كراع
Al-Ghatrab: the viper, according to Kura'.
وعندي: أنه تصحيف
And in my opinion: it is a misspelling.
إنما هو بالعين المهملة والظاء المعجمة
It is only with the unpointed 'ayn and the dotted 'ẓā'.
وقد تقدم
And it has been mentioned before.