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الغنجل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of ground-creeping plant, specifically a bindweed. It can also denote an unknown creature, possibly an insect.

Derived headwords

الغَنْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    bindweedboth

    A type of plant that creeps along the ground, often considered a weed.

  2. 2.
    unknown creatureclassical

    A creature, possibly an insect like a wasp, whose true nature is not well understood.

غَنَاجِلnoun
  1. 1.
    bindweedsboth

    The plural form of 'ghanjal', referring to multiple instances of the ground-creeping plant.

Parallel reading

الغَنْجَل، كقنفذ: عناق الأرض
Al-ghanjal, like qunfudh (hedgehog): a ground-creeper (plant).
ج: غناجل
Its plural is ghanajil.
وكزنبور: دابة لا تعرف حقيقتها
And like zunbur (wasp): a creature whose reality is unknown.