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الزغبج

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root entry describes the fruit of the 'atam tree, comparing it to small nabq. It details the fruit's color progression from green to white to black, its taste profile of sweetness with bitterness, and its use as a condiment.

Derived headwords

الزغبجnoun
  1. 1.
    Fruit of the 'atam treeclassical

    The fruit of the 'atam tree, which is small like nabq. It progresses in color from green to white and then to black, and has a taste that is sweet yet bitter.

كالنبقother
  1. 1.
    Like nabqclassical

    A comparison indicating similarity in size or appearance to the fruit of the nabq tree.

يبيضverb
  1. 1.
    Turns whiteclassical

    Describes the color change of the fruit as it ripens, transitioning to a white hue.

يسودverb
  1. 1.
    Turns blackclassical

    Describes the final stage of the fruit's ripening process, where it becomes black.

يحلوverb
  1. 1.
    Becomes sweetclassical

    Indicates that the fruit develops a sweet taste as it ripens, despite its bitterness.

ربnoun
  1. 1.
    Sauce/condimentclassical

    A thick liquid or paste made from the fruit, used as a condiment or sauce for food.

يؤتدمverb
  1. 1.
    To be used as a condimentclassical

    The passive form of the verb meaning to use as a condiment, referring to the fruit's preparation or use in dishes.

Parallel reading

الزغبج: ثمر العتم كالنبق الصغار، أخضر ثم يبيض ثم يسود، فيحلو في مرارة، وله رب يؤتدم به.
Al-Zaghbaj: The fruit of the 'atam tree, like small nabq, green then it turns white then it turns black, so it becomes sweet with bitterness, and it has a sauce that is used as a condiment.
أخضر ثم يبيض ثم يسود
Green then it turns white then it turns black.
فيحلو في مرارة
So it becomes sweet with bitterness.
وله رب يؤتدم به
And it has a sauce that is used as a condiment.