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الخرنوص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to the young of a pig. It is a specific term for a piglet.

Derived headwords

الخِرْنُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    pigletboth

    The young of a domestic pig.

خِنْزِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    pigboth

    A domestic or wild mammal of the family Suidae, with a stout body, short legs, a bristly coat, and a prehensile snout.

Parallel reading

الخرنوص، كجردحل: ولد الخنزير.
Al-khirnūs, like jurdahal: the young of the pig.