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عنجد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific type of raisin, characterized by its appearance or quality. It is also used metaphorically to describe the heads of locusts.

Derived headwords

العَنْجَدnoun
  1. 1.
    type of raisinclassical

    A specific kind of raisin, likely distinguished by its size, color, or texture.

العَنَاطِبnoun
  1. 1.
    locust headsclassical

    The heads of locusts. This term is used in a simile to compare them to raisins.

Parallel reading

العنجد: ضرب من الزبيب.
Al-'anjad: A type of raisin.
وأنشد الخليل: غدا كالعملس في خافة ورؤوس العناطب كالعنجد
And Al-Khalil recited: He became like a swift desert fox in the darkness, and the heads of the locusts were like 'anjad (raisins).
شبه رءوس الجراد الزبيب.
He likened the heads of locusts to raisins.