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زنجار

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of fish and a specific condition affecting fingernails. It also includes a verb describing a particular hand gesture.

Derived headwords

زِنْجَارnoun
  1. 1.
    type of fishclassical

    A specific kind of fish, with the pronunciation of the first letter being 'kasr' (short 'i').

زِنْجَارnoun
  1. 1.
    type of fishclassical

    A specific kind of fish, with the pronunciation of the first letter being 'damma' (short 'u'), similar to the word 'عصفور' (asfur).

الزِّنْجِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    white on fingernailsclassical

    The white discoloration or spots that appear on the fingernails of young people.

الزِّنْجِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    white on fingernailsclassical

    The white discoloration or spots that appear on the fingernails of young people.

زَنْجَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to snap fingersclassical

    To make a snapping sound by striking the fingernail of the thumb against the fingernail of the index finger.

Parallel reading

زِنْجَار، بالكسر: د.
Zinjār, with kasr: a type of fish.
وكعصفور: ضرب من السمك.
And with damma (like 'usfūr'): a kind of fish.
والزنجير والزنجيرة، بكسرهما: البياض الذي على أظفار الأحداث.
And al-zinjīr and al-zinjīrah, with kasr for both: the whiteness that is on the fingernails of young people.
وزنجر: قرع بين ظفر إبهامه وظفر سبابته.
And zanjar: to strike between the fingernail of his thumb and the fingernail of his index finger.