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الريرق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of a thin, watery substance, possibly a film or a light liquid. It might also extend to the idea of something being thin or delicate, or a thin layer.

Derived headwords

الرَّيْرَقُnoun
  1. 1.
    thin filmclassical

    A thin, watery film or layer that forms on the surface of a liquid.

  2. 2.
    light liquidclassical

    A thin, watery liquid, not thick or viscous.

رَيْرَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to form a filmclassical

    To form a thin, watery film on a surface.

  2. 2.
    to be wateryclassical

    To be thin and watery in consistency.