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الغرقم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific, undesirable part of a fruit, likely a fig, referring to its immature or undeveloped state.

Derived headwords

الغَرْقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    immature figclassical

    Refers to the immature or undeveloped part of a fig, specifically the 'hushfa' which is the core or receptacle.

كجعفرother
  1. 1.
    like Ja'farclassical

    A pattern of pronunciation or vocalization, indicating the word is pronounced like the name Ja'far.

بالقافother
  1. 1.
    with the letter Qafclassical

    Specifies that the pronunciation uses the Arabic letter Qaf (ق) instead of Kaf (ك).

الحشفةnoun
  1. 1.
    core of a figclassical

    The immature or undeveloped part of a fig, often referring to its core or receptacle.

Parallel reading

الغرقم، كجعفر بالقاف: الحشفة.
Al-Gharqam, pronounced like Ja'far with the Qaf: the hushfa (immature fig core).