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فعر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of eating, specifically consuming small insects or vermin. It also encompasses the terms for these small creatures themselves.

Derived headwords

فَعَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to eatclassical

    To consume food, specifically referring to eating small insects or vermin.

فَعَارِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    small insectsclassical

    The plural form referring to small insects or vermin.

فَعَارِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    verminclassical

    A general term for small, often undesirable creatures, used interchangeably with 'small insects'.

الفَعَارِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    the small insectsclassical

    The definite plural form referring to specific small insects or vermin.

الفَعْرnoun
  1. 1.
    small insectsclassical

    A singular or collective noun referring to small insects or vermin.

الفَعْرnoun
  1. 1.
    verminclassical

    A general term for small creatures, used interchangeably with 'small insects'.

Parallel reading

أكل الفعارير
He ate the small insects.
وهي صغار الذآنين
And they are small insects.
أو الفعر والفعارير بمعنى
Or 'al-fa'r' and 'al-fa'arir' have the same meaning.