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القنصف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to the papyrus plant itself, specifically its stalk or reed. It may also extend to related concepts like the material derived from it or its physical characteristics.

Derived headwords

القُنْصُفnoun
  1. 1.
    papyrus stalkclassical

    The main stalk or reed of the papyrus plant.

  2. 2.
    papyrus plantclassical

    The entire papyrus plant, particularly its stem.

القُنْصُفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    papyrus stalkclassical

    A specific stalk or reed of the papyrus plant.

Parallel reading

القنصف، كخندف، والصاد مهملة: طوط البردي نفسه.
Al-Qunsuf, like Khindaf, and the sad is omitted: the papyrus stalk itself.