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السرجين

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry pertains to the concept of dung or manure, specifically animal excrement used as fertilizer. It also includes a related term for a type of saddle or riding gear.

Derived headwords

السِّرْجِينnoun
  1. 1.
    dungboth

    Animal excrement, particularly when used as fertilizer.

السِّرْقِينnoun
  1. 1.
    dungboth

    A variant term for animal excrement, used as fertilizer.

سِرْكِينnoun
  1. 1.
    dungclassical

    The original Persian word for dung, from which the Arabic terms are derived.

Parallel reading

السرجين والسرقين، بكسرهما: الزبل، معربا سركين، بالفتح.
Al-sirjīn and al-sirqīn, with kasra on both: dung, both being loanwords from sarkīn, with fatha.