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الفرنب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to refer to small burrowing rodents, specifically a mouse or the young of a jerboa.

Derived headwords

الفَرْنَبnoun
  1. 1.
    mouseboth

    A small rodent, commonly known as a mouse.

  2. 2.
    jerboa's youngclassical

    The offspring or young of a jerboa, a desert rodent known for its hopping locomotion.

Parallel reading

الفَرْنَب، بالكسر.
Al-farnab, with a kasra.
الفأرة، أو ولدها من اليربوع.
A mouse, or its young from the jerboa.