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كرج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a loanword from Persian, referring to a type of garment or cloak. It also has a derived meaning related to food spoiling or becoming moldy.

Derived headwords

الكُرْجnoun
  1. 1.
    Persian cloakclassical

    A type of garment or cloak, specifically identified as a loanword from Persian ('kurah').

كُرْجnoun
  1. 1.
    spoiled breadclassical

    Bread that has become spoiled and developed a greenish mold.

تَكَرَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to spoilclassical

    To become spoiled, specifically referring to food like bread that develops a greenish mold.

Parallel reading

الكرج معرب، وهو بالفارسية " كره ".
Al-kurj is an Arabized word, and it is 'kurah' in Persian.
لبست سلاحي والفرزدق لعبة عليه وشاحا كرج وجلاجله
I put on my armor, and Al-Farazdaq was a plaything upon it, wearing a kurj cloak and its bells.
وكرج الخبز وتكرج، أي فسد وعلاه خضرة.
And the bread spoiled and became moldy, meaning it became corrupt and green mold grew upon it.