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البناقيس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root refers to the early, round growth of a watermelon, specifically the initial stage before it fully develops. It also encompasses small growths associated with certain plants.

Derived headwords

البَنَاقِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    watermelon growthclassical

    The round, initial growth that emerges from a watermelon.

بَنَقُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    initial watermelon growthclassical

    The singular form of the early, round growth of a watermelon.

بَنَاقِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    small growthsclassical

    Small growths that appear alongside the plant known as 'طرثوث'.

Parallel reading

البَنَاقِيس: ما طلع من مستدير البطيخ، الواحد: بنقوس، بالضم.
Al-banāqīs: What emerges from the roundness of the watermelon; the singular is banqūs, with dammah.
وبناقيس الطرثوث: شيء صغير ينبت معه.
And banāqīs of al-ṭarṭhūth: a small thing that grows with it.