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القرضوف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something long and slender, like a shepherd's staff, and also a person characterized by excessive eating.

Derived headwords

القُرْضُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    shepherd's staffclassical

    A long, slender stick used by a shepherd to guide and manage sheep.

  2. 2.
    gluttonclassical

    A person who eats excessively or greedily.

قَرْضَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat greedilyclassical

    To consume food in large quantities, often with a lack of restraint.

Parallel reading

القُرْضُوف، كزنبور: عصا الراعي
Al-qurḍūf, like zunbūr: the shepherd's staff.
والرجل الكثير الأكل
And the man who eats a lot.