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الغرقد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of thorny shrub, specifically the 'osher' plant when it grows large. It also denotes a specific location in Medina and a description related to egg whites.

Derived headwords

الغَرْقَدnoun
  1. 1.
    thorny shrubboth

    A large thorny shrub, or the 'osher' plant when it grows large.

  2. 2.
    Baqi' al-Gharqadclassical

    The name of the cemetery in Medina, known as Baqi' al-Gharqad, where the Prophet (peace be upon him) is buried.

  3. 3.
    egg whiteclassical

    The white part of an egg that is above the yolk.

غَرْقَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a single shrubboth

    The singular form of Gharqad, referring to a single shrub of this type.

Parallel reading

شجر عظام
large shrubs
أو هي العوسج إذا عظم
or it is the 'osher' plant when it grows large
واحده: غرقدة
Its singular is: gharqadah
وبها سموا
And by it they named it
وبقيع الغرقد: مقبرة المدينة
And Baqi' al-Gharqad: the cemetery of the city
على ساكنها الصلاة والسلام
upon its inhabitant be prayers and peace
لأنه كان منبتها
because it was its place of growth
والغرقد: بياض البيض فوق المح
And al-Gharqad: the white of the egg above the yolk