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القنغر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a specific type of tree, similar to the caper plant but with a thicker trunk. It also denotes the camels' strong desire for this tree.

Derived headwords

القُنْغَرnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of treeboth

    A tree resembling the caper plant (الكبر), but with a thicker trunk.

القُنْغَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Camels' desire for the treeclassical

    The strong desire or eagerness of camels for the tree (القنغر).

Parallel reading

القنغر، كجندل: شجرة كالكبر، لكنها أغلظ عودا، والإبل تحرص عليه.
Al-Qunghar, like Jundal: a tree like the caper, but its wood is thicker, and camels are eager for it.