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العريقطة

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root entry describes a type of small, broad creature. The primary terms refer to a specific insect or small animal, with variations in form and possibly diminutive or augmentative senses.

Derived headwords

العُرَيْقِطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small broad creatureclassical

    A small, wide-bodied insect or animal.

العُرَيْقِطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    small broad creature (dual/plural)classical

    A term referring to two or more of the small, wide-bodied creatures, or possibly an augmentative form.

دُوَيهِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small insect/creatureclassical

    A diminutive term for a small insect or creature, often used for something insignificant or tiny.

زُعَيْفَرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    small saffron-colored creatureclassical

    A term that likely refers to a small creature, possibly yellow or saffron-colored, similar in size or nature to 'duwaihiyah'.

Parallel reading

العريقطة والعريقطان، كدويهية وزعيفران: دويبة عريضة.
Al-'Urayqiṭah and al-'Urayqiṭān, like duwaihiyah and zu'ayfaran: a broad little creature.