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الفرهذ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of bird, possibly a quail or a similar small ground bird. It also seems to encompass related terms for its young or a group of them.

Derived headwords

الفُرْهَدnoun
  1. 1.
    Quailboth

    A small, ground-dwelling bird, often hunted. This is the primary meaning associated with the root.

الفُرْهَدnoun
  1. 1.
    Young quailclassical

    Refers to the young or chicks of the quail bird.

الفُرْهُوذnoun
  1. 1.
    Quail (variant)classical

    An alternative or variant spelling for the word referring to a quail.

الفَرَاهِيذnoun
  1. 1.
    Quails (plural)classical

    The plural form of the word for quail, referring to multiple birds.

Parallel reading

الفرهذ، بالضم: الفرهد
Al-furhud, with dammah: Al-furhad.
وكذا الفرهوذ والفراهيذ
And likewise Al-furhud and Al-farahid.
أو الصواب في الكل بالدال المهملة
Or the correct pronunciation in all of them is with the unpointed dal.