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النهبوغ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of bird and a fast, long, seafaring vessel. It also includes a related term for a specific type of ship.

Derived headwords

النَّهْبُوغnoun
  1. 1.
    Birdclassical

    A type of bird, often described as being similar to a sparrow in size or appearance.

  2. 2.
    Long shipclassical

    A long, fast, seafaring vessel.

الدُّونِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    Fast shipclassical

    A specific name for a long, fast, seafaring vessel.

دُونِيnoun
  1. 1.
    Ship (loanword)classical

    A term for a ship, which is a loanword (mu'arrab) derived from the name of a specific type of vessel.

Parallel reading

النَّهْبُوغ، كعصفور: طائر
The nahbugh, like a sparrow: a bird.
والسفينة الطويلة، السريعة الجري البحرية، يقال لها: الدونيج
And the long ship, fast-sailing, maritime, it is called: the dunij.
معرب: دوني
Loanword: duni.