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الحمظل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific type of bitter plant, the colocynth, and its fruit. It also extends to the act of harvesting or gathering this fruit.

Derived headwords

الحَنْظَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Colocynthboth

    The fruit of the colocynth plant (Citrullus colocynthis), known for its bitter taste and medicinal properties.

حَمَظَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To harvest colocynthclassical

    To gather or pick the fruit of the colocynth plant.

Parallel reading

الحمظل: الحنظل.
Al-Hamẓal: Al-Ḥanẓal.
وحمظل: جنى الحمظل.
And ḥamẓala: to harvest the colocynth.