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ذعلق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of plant, possibly characterized by its appearance or growth habit. The primary lemma discussed is the name of this plant.

Derived headwords

الذَّعْلُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    a plantclassical

    A type of plant. The text provides a poetic example where a young camel is compared to this plant.

مُزْعُوقadjective
  1. 1.
    like the plantclassical

    Describing something as resembling or being like the plant ذعلوق. In the provided verse, it describes a young camel.

Parallel reading

يا رب مهر مزعوق مقيل أو مغبوق من لبن الدهم الروق حتى شتا كالذعلوق
O Lord, a young camel, resembling the plant, resting at noon or drinking deeply of the milk of the strong, dark camels, until it grew strong like the plant.