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بصل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the onion, its cultivation, and its characteristics. It also extends to comparisons using the onion's shape or appearance.

Derived headwords

بَصَلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    onionboth

    The common edible bulbous plant, known for its pungent smell and taste. The singular form refers to a single onion.

بَصَلَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    the singular formboth

    the singular form

Parallel reading

البصل معروف
The onion is well-known.
الواحدة بصلة
The singular unit is a 'basalah' (onion).
وتشبه به بيضة الحديد
And the egg of iron is likened to it (the onion).
قال لبيد: قردمانيا وتركا كالبصل
Labeed said: 'Qardamania and Turka are like onions.'