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القرقب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root 'القرقب' primarily relates to the concept of the belly or abdomen. It also appears in place names and as a term for a small bird.

Derived headwords

القُرْقُبnoun
  1. 1.
    bellyboth

    The abdomen or stomach of a person or animal.

قُرْقُوبname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically a district within the region of Kaskar.

القُرْقُبnoun
  1. 1.
    small birdclassical

    A small type of bird.

القُرْقُبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    game meatclassical

    The flesh of hunted game.

Parallel reading

القرقب، كقنفذ وجعفر وزخزب: البطن.
Al-qurqub, like qunfudh, ja'far, and zakhzab: the belly.
وقرقوب: د من أعمال كسكر.
And Qurqub: a district from the regions of Kaskar.
وكقنفذ: طائر صغير.
And like qunfudh: a small bird.
وكزخزبة: لحمة الصيد.
And like zakhzabah: the meat of the hunt.