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الثفروق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the stem or stalk of a date, specifically the part that attaches to the fruit. It also extends to describe a state of milk before it curdles and a general term for 'something'.

Derived headwords

الثفروقnoun
  1. 1.
    Date stemboth

    The stem of a date fruit, or the part to which the date is attached.

  2. 2.
    Somethingclassical

    A vague term referring to an unspecified thing or matter.

ثفاريقnoun
  1. 1.
    Date stemsboth

    The plural form of 'ثفروق', referring to the stems of dates.

مثفرقadjective
  1. 1.
    Uncurdled milkclassical

    Describing milk that has not yet coagulated or curdled.

تثفرقverb
  1. 1.
    To curdle (milk)classical

    The process of milk beginning to curdle or coagulate.

Parallel reading

الثفروق، بالضم: قمع التمرة، أو ما يلتزق به قمعها، ج: ثفاريق.
The thafruq, with dammah: the stem of the date, or what its stem adheres to, plural: thafarīq.
وما له ثفروق: شيء.
And he has no thafruq: meaning, he has nothing.
ولبن مثفرق: لم يرب بعد،
And milk is muthafarrig: meaning, it has not yet curdled,
وتثفرق اللبن.
And the milk curdles.