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الغرنف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of plants, particularly fragrant ones like jasmine, and also reeds.

Derived headwords

الغُرُنْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Jasmineboth

    A fragrant flowering plant, commonly known as jasmine.

الغُرُنْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Reedclassical

    A tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family, which grows in water or on marshy ground. Also known as bulrush.

غُرَيْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Reedclassical

    A tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family, which grows in water or on marshy ground. Also known as bulrush.

Parallel reading

الغرنف، كزبرج، وقبل الفاء نون: الياسمون
Al-ghuruf, like zubruj, and with a noon before the fa: jasmine.
وليس بتصحيف "غريف"
And it is not a misspelling of 'ghurayf'.
كحذيم، وهو البردي
Like hudhaym, which is the reed.
وبالوجهين روي بيت حاتم
And the verse of Hatim is narrated with both readings.