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الهرنصانة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of worm and its manner of movement. It primarily defines a particular insect and describes its gait.

Derived headwords

الْهَرْنَصَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wormclassical

    A specific type of worm, also known as 'al-surfah'.

هَرْنَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gaitclassical

    The manner of walking or moving, specifically referring to the way a worm moves.

Parallel reading

الْهَرْنَصَانَة، بالكسر: دودة تسمى السرفة.
Al-harnasanah, with a kasrah: a worm called al-surfah.
والهرنصة: مشيها.
And al-harnasah: its walking.