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الكركي

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of bird, the crane, and its medicinal uses. It also denotes specific geographical locations and a game.

Derived headwords

الْكِرْكِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    crane (bird)both

    A specific type of bird, the crane. Its brain and gall bladder, mixed with lily oil, are used as a nasal drop for severe forgetfulness, sometimes leading to perfect memory.

  2. 2.
    effeminate personclassical

    A term used to refer to an effeminate or androgynous person.

كِرْكِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    crane (bird)both

    The crane bird.

كِرَاكِيnoun
  1. 1.
    cranes (plural)both

    The plural form of the crane bird.

كِرْكname
  1. 1.
    Kark (town)both

    A town located in the vicinity of Balqa, mentioned as a castle.

كَرِكْname
  1. 1.
    Kark (place)both

    A place name, possibly referring to a town or region, situated near Mount Lebanon.

كَدْمَلnoun
  1. 1.
    gameclassical

    A type of game played by people.

كَتِفadjective
  1. 1.
    redclassical

    Describing something as red.

Parallel reading

الْكِرْكِيّ، بالضم: طائر م
Al-Karkiyy, with dammah: a type of bird.
ج: كراكي
Plural: Karaki.
دماغه ومرارته مخلوطان بدهن زنبق سعوطا للكثير النسيان عجيب
Its brain and gall bladder mixed with lily oil as a nasal drop for severe forgetfulness, wondrous.
وربما لا ينسى شيئا بعده
And perhaps one forgets nothing thereafter.
مرارته بماء السلق سعوطا ثلاثة أيام تبرئ من اللقوة ألبتة
Its gall bladder with beet juice as a nasal drop for three days cures facial paralysis completely.
مرارته تنفع الجرب والبرص طلاء
Its gall bladder is beneficial for scabies and vitiligo as an ointment.
وكرك، بالفتح: ة بلحف جبل لبنان
And Kark, with fatha: a town near Mount Lebanon.
وبالتحريك: قلعة بنواحي البلقاء
And with harakah (kasra): a castle in the regions of Balqa.
وكدمل: لعبة لهم
And Kadmal: a game of theirs.
ومنه: الكركي: للمخنث
And from it: Al-Karkiyy: for the effeminate.
وككتف: الأحمر
And with Katif: the red.