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مردقش

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses the word 'mardaqūsh', primarily identifying it as a type of herb. It also explores potential alternative meanings and etymological origins.

Derived headwords

المَرْدَقُوشnoun
  1. 1.
    Marjoram/Oreganoboth

    A type of aromatic herb, commonly identified as marjoram or oregano.

  2. 2.
    Saffronclassical

    An alternative identification for the herb, though it is suggested this might be a loanword.

المَرْزَنْجُوشnoun
  1. 1.
    Marjoramboth

    Another name for the herb marjoram, used as a synonym for المردقوش.

الزَّعْفَرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    saffronboth

    saffron

اللَّزِجadjective
  1. 1.
    Stickyboth

    Describing something that is viscous or adhesive.

Parallel reading

المردقوش: المرزنجوش
Al-mardaqūsh: Al-marzanqūsh.
يعلون بالمردقوش الورد ضاحية
They ascend with the mardaqūsh and the rose in the forenoon.
على سعابيب ماء الضالة اللجز
Over streams of water, the sticky, straying (water).
ويقال: هو الزعفران
And it is said: it is saffron.
وأنا أظنه معربا
And I think it is a loanword.
ومن خفض الورد جعله من نعته
And whoever pronounces the word 'al-ward' with a kasra, makes it one of its attributes.
واللجز: اللزج
And al-lazaj: al-lazij.