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السرنوف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of birds of prey and descriptive terms for length. The primary meaning connects to a falcon, while a secondary meaning describes something as long.

Derived headwords

السُّرْنُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    falconclassical

    A type of bird of prey, specifically a falcon or goshawk.

السُّرْنَافadjective
  1. 1.
    longclassical

    Describing something as being of great length.

Parallel reading

السُّرْنُوف، كعصفور: الباشق.
Al-surnūf, like 'aṣfūr: the goshawk.
والسرناف، كقرطاس: الطويل.
And al-surnāf, like qirṭās: the long.