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قربع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of being contracted or shrunken, often due to cold. It can also refer to a specific type of bird.

Derived headwords

اقْرَنْبَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to contractboth

    To draw oneself together, to shrink or huddle up, especially in response to cold.

قُرْبَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    contractionclassical

    The act or state of being contracted or shrunken.

القُرْبَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of birdclassical

    A name for a certain kind of bird.

Parallel reading

اقرنبع الرجل في مجلسه، أي تقبض من البرد.
The man contracted in his seat, meaning he drew himself together from the cold.