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الكبرتل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root entry pertains to specific types of beetles, particularly male dung beetles or their young. It distinguishes between the male of the dung beetle and the dung beetle itself, or suggests they are the same.

Derived headwords

الكِبَرْطَلnoun
  1. 1.
    male dung beetleclassical

    Refers to the male of the dung beetle species.

الكِبَرْطَلnoun
  1. 1.
    young dung beetleclassical

    Refers to the offspring or young of the dung beetle.

الكِبَرْطَلnoun
  1. 1.
    dung beetleclassical

    Refers to the dung beetle itself, possibly encompassing both sexes or being used interchangeably with the male.

سِفَرْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    quinceboth

    A fruit, typically round and yellow when ripe, similar in appearance to a pear or apple.

Parallel reading

الكبرتل، كسفرجل: ذكر الخنفساء، وولد الجعل، أو هو نفسه.
Al-kibartal, like sifrajal: the male of the beetle, and the young of the dung beetle, or it is itself.