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عنتر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific type of fly and also serves as a proper name, notably for the famous pre-Islamic poet Antarah ibn Shaddad.

Derived headwords

العَنْتَرnoun
  1. 1.
    bluebottle flymodern

    A specific type of fly, identified as the bluebottle fly.

عَنْتَرَةname
  1. 1.
    name of a manboth

    A proper name for a man. It is specifically mentioned as the name of Antarah ibn Mu'awiyah ibn Shaddad al-Absi.

Parallel reading

العنتر: الذباب الازرق.
Al-'antar: the blue fly.
وعنترة: اسم رجل، وهو عنترة بن معاوية ابن شداد العبسى.
And 'Antarah: is the name of a man, and he is Antarah ibn Mu'awiyah ibn Shaddad al-Absi.
قال سيبويه: نون عنتر ليست بزائدة.
Sibawayh said: The 'noon' of 'antar' is not an augmentative letter.