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الحرذون

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root entry pertains to a specific type of reptile, namely the male of the desert monitor lizard or a similar small creature.

Derived headwords

الحِرْذَوْنname
  1. 1.
    male desert monitorboth

    This refers to the male of the Uromastyx genus of lizards, commonly known as the desert monitor.

  2. 2.
    small reptileclassical

    It can also refer to another small type of reptile, distinct from the desert monitor.

Parallel reading

الحرذون، بالمعجمة: لذكر الضب، أو دويبة أخرى.
Al-ḥirḏawnu, with the letter jīm: is the male of the desert monitor lizard, or another small creature.