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خلر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of legumes, particularly beans and chickpeas. It seems to be a limited root with few derived forms.

Derived headwords

الخَلَرnoun
  1. 1.
    beansclassical

    A type of legume, specifically referring to beans.

  2. 2.
    chickpeasclassical

    Another interpretation of the word, referring to chickpeas.

السُكَّرnoun
  1. 1.
    the verbal noun (drunkenness)both

    the verbal noun (drunkenness)

  2. 2.
    date wineboth

    date wine

  3. 3.
    a dam, a barrierboth

    a dam, a barrier

  4. 4.
    a Persian word, arabized (sugar)both

    a Persian word, arabized (sugar)

الفُولnoun
  1. 1.
    fava beansboth

    fava beans

الجُلْبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    chickpeasboth

    A type of legume, specifically referring to chickpeas. This is offered as an alternative meaning for الخَلَر.

Parallel reading

الخلر، مثال السكر: الفول.
Al-khalar, like sugar: fava beans.
ويقال الجلبان.
And it is said to be chickpeas.