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عرفج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific type of thorny shrub found in arid regions. It also extends to the practice of knowing or recognizing something, and by extension, to being familiar with or accustomed to something.

Derived headwords

العُرْفُجnoun
  1. 1.
    thorny shrubboth

    A type of thorny shrub that grows in plains and arid areas.

عَرْفَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    single shrubboth

    The singular form of العرفج, referring to one instance of the thorny shrub.

عَرَفَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to growclassical

    To grow or sprout, specifically referring to the العرفج shrub.

Parallel reading

العرفج: شجر ينبت في السهل
Al-'urfuj: a tree that grows in the plain.
الواحدة عرفجة
The singular (unit) is 'urfajah.
ومنه سمى الرجل
And from it, a man was named.