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العرهون

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to large, bulky things, specifically a type of fungus and a large camel. The derived terms describe these concepts.

Derived headwords

العَرَهونnoun
  1. 1.
    Truffleclassical

    A type of edible fungus that grows underground, similar to a truffle.

عُرَاهينnoun
  1. 1.
    Trufflesclassical

    The plural form of 'arahun', referring to multiple truffles.

عُرَاهِنadjective
  1. 1.
    Largeclassical

    Describing a camel as being large and bulky.

عَلَابِطadjective
  1. 1.
    Largeclassical

    An alternative description for something large, used here in comparison to 'urahin'.

Parallel reading

العرهون، كزنبور: الفطر من الكمأة ج: عراهين.
Al-'arahun, like zunbur: the fungus from the truffle, plural: 'urahin.
وجمل عراهن، كعلابط: ضخم.
And a camel 'urahin, like 'alabit: large.