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الغرين

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of mud, silt, and viscous substances, often associated with water. It also extends to meanings of foolishness, weakness, and dryness, as well as a type of bird.

Derived headwords

الغَرِينnoun
  1. 1.
    siltboth

    The mud or silt carried by a flood that remains on the surface of the earth, whether wet or dry.

  2. 2.
    foolishnessclassical

    A state of being foolish or lacking intelligence.

  3. 3.
    frothclassical

    Foam or scum, often on the surface of water.

الغَرَنnoun
  1. 1.
    birdboth

    A type of bird, possibly a raptor like an eagle or a similar bird.

  2. 2.
    crabclassical

    A crustacean, specifically a crab.

أَغْرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    eaglesclassical

    Plural of a bird of prey, likely referring to eagles or similar large raptors.

الضَّعِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    weakboth

    Lacking strength or vigor; feeble.

غَرِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to dry outclassical

    The dough became dry or stiff.

Parallel reading

الغرين، كصريم وحذيم: الطرين، والحمق، والزبد، والطين يحمله السيل فيبقى على وجه الأرض، رطبا أو يابسا.
Al-ghareen, like sarim and hudhaym: the viscous, foolishness, the froth, and the mud carried by the flood that remains on the face of the earth, wet or dry.
والغرن، محركة: طائر، أو العقاب، أو شبهها ج: أغران، أو السرطان.
And al-gharan, with vowel movement: a bird, or the eagle, or its like, plural: aghran, or the crab.
وككتف: الضعيف.
And like 'katif: the weak one.
وغرن العجين على القرو، كفرح: يبس.
And the dough became dry on the leaven, like fariha: it became dry.