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الكربل

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of plant with bright red flowers. It also extends to concepts of softness, wading through mud or water, mixing, and refining grain. Derived terms include a cotton gin, a place name, and a specific historical location.

Derived headwords

الكَرْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Plantboth

    A plant known for its bright red, radiant flowers.

الكَرْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Softnessclassical

    A state of softness or weakness, particularly in the feet.

الكَرْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Wadingclassical

    The act of walking or wading through mud or water.

الكَرْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Mixingclassical

    The act of mixing or blending things together.

الكَرْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Refining grainclassical

    The process of refining and purifying wheat.

الكِرْبالnoun
  1. 1.
    Cotton ginmodern

    A device used for ginning cotton.

الكُرْبالnoun
  1. 1.
    Districtclassical

    A district or region in Persia.

كَرْبَلاءname
  1. 1.
    Karbalaboth

    A city in Iraq, site of the martyrdom of Hussein, son of Ali.

Parallel reading

الكربل: نبات له نور أحمر مشرق
Al-Karbal: a plant with bright red flowers.
وبهاء: رخاوة في القدمين
And splendor: softness in the feet.
والمشي في الطين
And walking in the mud.
والخوض في الماء
And wading through water.
والخلط
And mixing.
وتهذيب الحنطة وتنقيتها
And refining and purifying wheat.
والكربال، بالكسر: مندف القطن
And al-Kirbal, with kasra: a cotton gin.
وبالضم: كورة بفارس
And with damma: a district in Persia.
وكربلاء: ع به قتل الحسين رضي الله تعالى عنه
And Karbala: a city where Hussein, may God Almighty be pleased with him, was martyred.