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الحنقط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of bird, possibly a partridge or quail. It also has a rare usage as a proper name for a woman.

Derived headwords

الحِنْقِطnoun
  1. 1.
    type of birdclassical

    A specific kind of bird, possibly a partridge or quail.

حِنْقِطname
  1. 1.
    woman's nameclassical

    A woman's name, specifically referring to a woman named Hiniqat, daughter of Yazid bin al-Qahadiyya.

Parallel reading

الحنقط، كخندف: ضرب من الطير، أو هو الدراج
Al-hinqit, like khindaf: a type of bird, or it is the partridge.
وبلا لام: امرأة يزيد بن القحادية
And without the definite article: a woman [named] Yazid bin al-Qahadiyya.