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الزنقير

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to small, insignificant fragments or pieces, particularly related to fingernails, fruit pits, or anything of negligible value.

Derived headwords

الزَّنْقِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Fingernail clippingboth

    A small piece trimmed off from a fingernail.

  2. 2.
    Fragment of a fruit pitboth

    A small piece or shell of a fruit's stone or pit.

زَنْقِيراًnoun
  1. 1.
    A tiny amountclassical

    Used to denote a very small or insignificant thing, often in a negative context.

Parallel reading

قلامة الظفر
A fingernail clipping
والقطعة منها
And a piece of it
والقشرة على النواة
And the shell on the pit
وما رزأته زنقيرا
And nothing (of value) befell him