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الزعلوق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of activity, vigor, and possibly a specific plant. The primary term describes something or someone energetic.

Derived headwords

الزَّعْلُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    energetic personboth

    An active and vigorous person.

  2. 2.
    plantclassical

    A type of plant.

الزَّعْلُوقadjective
  1. 1.
    energeticboth

    Describing someone or something as active and vigorous.

Parallel reading

الزَّعْلُوق، كعصفور: النشيط، ونبات، أو الصواب بالذال فيهما.
Al-za'lūq, like 'aṣfūr: the energetic, and a plant, or the correct pronunciation is with dhāl in both.