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درنك

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a type of thick, shaggy fabric or covering, possibly resembling the coarse hair of a camel. It also extends to describe something that is shaggy or matted.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْنُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick carpet/rugclassical

    A type of carpet or rug characterized by its thick pile or shagginess.

  2. 2.
    Camel's shaggy coatclassical

    Something resembling the shaggy, matted coat of a camel.

الدَّرَانِيكnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick carpets/rugsclassical

    Plural of الدرنوك, referring to multiple thick, shaggy carpets or rugs.

Parallel reading

الدرنوك: ضرب من البسط ذو خمل
Al-darnūk: a type of carpet with pile.
وتشبه به فروة البعير
And the camel's coat is likened to it.
جعد الدرانيك رفل الا جلاد
Shaggy are the carpets, luxuriant are the hides.