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الكسبرة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a specific plant, coriander, and its seeds. It also extends to a type of musk, possibly derived from or associated with ivory.

Derived headwords

الْكِسْبِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    coriander plantboth

    The plant known as coriander, which is also referred to as 'jaljalān'.

  2. 2.
    coriander seedsboth

    The seeds of the coriander plant.

الْكِسْبِرnoun
  1. 1.
    muskclassical

    A type of musk, described as being from ivory, similar to a bracelet.

كَسَابِرnoun
  1. 1.
    braceletsclassical

    Plural of 'kisbir', referring to bracelets, specifically those made of or resembling ivory.

Parallel reading

الْكِسْبِرَة، بالضم: نبات الجلجلان
Al-kisbirah, with dammah: the plant jaljalān.
وتفتح الباء.
And the 'ba' is opened (fathah).
والكسبر، كجندب: المسك من العاج كالسوار
And al-kisbir, like jundab: the musk from ivory like a bracelet.
ج: كسابر
Plural: kasābir.