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الترنوك

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something that is insignificant, weak, or emaciated. It conveys a sense of being small, frail, and lacking in substance or strength.

Derived headwords

التّرْنُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    Insignificant, weaklingclassical

    A person or thing that is insignificant, weak, and emaciated.

تَرْنُوكadjective
  1. 1.
    Emaciated, weakclassical

    Describing someone or something as being thin, weak, and lacking in substance.

Parallel reading

التّرْنُوك، بالضم: الحقير المهزول.
Al-tarnūk, with dammah: the insignificant, the emaciated.