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الذعلوق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root الذعلوق appears to relate to small, quick, or light things, encompassing plants, animals, and even a type of sword. It also denotes a specific individual and a characteristic of sheep.

Derived headwords

الذَّعْلُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of herbclassical

    A plant resembling leeks, known for its pleasant aroma.

  2. 2.
    A lively boyclassical

    A young boy who is spirited, quick-witted, and light-hearted.

  3. 3.
    A small birdclassical

    A diminutive species of bird.

  4. 4.
    A type of truffleclassical

    A variety of truffle, a subterranean fungus.

  5. 5.
    A sheep breedclassical

    A breed of sheep that is slender and has a narrow mouth.

  6. 6.
    A swordclassical

    The name of a specific sword belonging to Khalid bin Sa'id bin Al-'As.

ذَعْلُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    Milking characteristicclassical

    Refers to the characteristic of sheep being milked frequently or with ease.

ذُعْلُوقname
  1. 1.
    A Tabi'iclassical

    The name of Nisir bin Dhul'uq, a successor to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad.

Parallel reading

الذَّعْلُوق، كعصفور: بقل كالكراث طيبا
Al-Dhaluq, like 'usfur: a plant like leeks, pleasant-smelling.
والغلام الحار الرأس الخفيف الروح
And the boy who is spirited, quick-witted, and light-hearted.
وطائر صغير
And a small bird.
وضرب من الكمأة
And a type of truffle.
والخفيفة الضيقة الفم من الضأن
And the slender, narrow-mouthed sheep.
وسيف خالد بن سعيد بن العاص، رضي الله تعالى عنه
And the sword of Khalid bin Sa'id bin Al-'As, may God Almighty be pleased with him.
وتدعى الضأن للحلب بذعلوق ذعلوق
And the sheep are called 'dhul'uq dhul'uq' for milking.
ونسير بن ذعلوق: تابعي
And Nisir bin Dhul'uq: a Tabi'i.