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الغرنوق

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes a type of bird, specifically a crane or similar water bird. It extends to describe a beautiful, fair-skinned young person, and also refers to specific botanical terms and a place name.

Derived headwords

الغَرْنُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    Water bird (crane)both

    A black or white water bird, often identified as a crane or a similar bird.

  2. 2.
    Young white beautiful manclassical

    A fair-skinned, beautiful young man.

  3. 3.
    Tuft of twisted hairclassical

    A twisted lock or tuft of hair.

  4. 4.
    Plant at the base of a shrubclassical

    Tender new growth found at the base of a shrub like the 'awsaj.

  5. 5.
    Tender hidden plantclassical

    A delicate and concealed type of plant.

الغُرْنِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Crane (bird)both

    The crane, a type of water bird.

  2. 2.
    Young white beautiful manclassical

    A fair-skinned, beautiful young man.

الغَرَنِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Young white beautiful manclassical

    A fair-skinned, beautiful young man.

الغُرْنُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    Valley of Banu Sulaym

    A specific valley belonging to the tribe of Banu Sulaym.

الغَرَنَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Valley of Banu Sulaym

    A specific valley belonging to the tribe of Banu Sulaym.

الغَرَانِقnoun
  1. 1.
    Cranes (birds)both

    Plural of الغرنوق (al-ghurnuq), referring to cranes or similar water birds.

  2. 2.
    Young white beautiful menclassical

    Plural of الغرنوق (al-ghurnuq), referring to fair-skinned, beautiful young men.

  3. 3.
    Plants at the base of shrubsclassical

    Plural of الغرنوق (al-ghurnuq), referring to tender new growth at the base of shrubs.

الغَرَانِقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Cranes (birds)both

    Plural of الغرنوق (al-ghurnuq), referring to cranes or similar water birds.

  2. 2.
    Young white beautiful menclassical

    Plural of الغرنوق (al-ghurnuq), referring to fair-skinned, beautiful young men.

الغَرَانِقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Glancing with the eyesclassical

    A furtive or sidelong glance made with the eyes.

غَرَانِقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Soft (hair)classical

    Describing hair as soft and flowing, moved by the wind.

  2. 2.
    Young and full-figured (woman)classical

    Describing a young woman who is full-figured and well-developed.

غَرَانِقِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    Soft (hair)classical

    Describing hair as soft and flowing, moved by the wind.

غَرَنَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    To glance furtivelyclassical

    To cast a sidelong or furtive glance.

غَرْنَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Valley of Banu Sulaym

    A specific valley belonging to the tribe of Banu Sulaym.

شَابٌّ غَرَانِقadjective
  1. 1.
    Completely developed youthclassical

    A young man who is fully grown and mature.

امْرَأَةٌ غَرَانِقadjective
  1. 1.
    Young and full-figured womanclassical

    A young woman who is full-figured and well-developed.

امْرَأَةٌ غَرَانِقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Young and full-figured womanclassical

    A young woman who is full-figured and well-developed.

Parallel reading

الغرنوق، لا يذكر في غ ر ق، ووهم الجوهري، كزنبور وفردوس: طائر مائي أسود، وقيل: أبيض، كالغرنيق، بالضم، أو الغرنوق والغرنيق: الكركي، أو طائر يشبهه.
Al-ghurnuq, not to be mentioned under G-R-Q, and Jawhari was mistaken, like zunbur and firdaws: a black water bird, and it was said: white, like al-ghurniq, with damma, or al-ghurnuq and al-ghurniq: the crane, or a bird resembling it.
والغرنيق بالضم، وكزنبور وقنديل وسموءل وفردوس وقرطاس وعلابط: الشاب الأبيض الجميل، ج: الغرانيق والغرانقة والغرانق.
And al-ghurnuq with damma, and like zunbur, qindil, samuw'al, firdaws, qirtas, and 'alabat: the white, beautiful youth, plural: al-gharanīq, al-gharanīqah, and al-gharanq.
وكزنبور: الخصلة من الشعر المفتلة، وشجر، ج: الغرانق، أو الغرنوق والغرانق: الذي يكون في أصل العوسج اللين النبات، ج: الغرانيق.
And like zunbur: a twisted lock of hair, and a tree, plural: al-gharanq, or al-ghurnuq and al-gharanq: that which is at the base of the soft 'awsaj plant, plural: al-gharanīq.
ولمة غرانقة وغرانقية: ناعمة تفيئها الريح.
And a gharaaniqah and gharaaniqiyyah lock of hair: soft, swayed by the wind.
والغرنقة: غزل بالعينين.
And al-gharnaqah: a glancing with the eyes.
والغرنق، كجندب: واد لبني سليم.
And al-gharnaq, like jundab: a valley of Banu Sulaym.
أو الغرنوق: الناعم المستتر من النبات.
Or al-ghurnuq: the tender, hidden plant.
وشاب غرانق، كعلابط: تام.
And a gharaaniq youth, like 'alabat: complete.
وامرأة غرانق وغرانقة: شابة ممتلئة.
And a gharaaniq and gharaaniqah woman: a young, full-figured woman.