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خرنب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a specific type of tree and its fruit, known as carob. It also refers to anatomical parts of the nose and a geographical location in Egypt.

Derived headwords

الخَرُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    Carob treeboth

    A tree that grows in the mountains of the Levant, known for its fruit.

الخَرْنُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    Carob fruitboth

    The fruit of the carob tree, which has seeds similar to those of the lupine. It is described as dry and black.

القَثَّاء الشَّامِيnoun
  1. 1.
    Syrian melonclassical

    A name used by children in Iraq for the carob fruit, referring to its appearance.

الخَرْنَبتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Sides of the noseclassical

    The two sides or extremities of the nose.

خِرَنْبَاءname
  1. 1.
    Kharanba'classical

    A place in the land of Egypt, mentioned in the story of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Siddiq.

Parallel reading

ذكر الأزهري في الرباعي الخروب والخرنوب: شجر ينبت في جبال الشأم له حب كحب الينبوت يسميه صبيان أهل العراق القثاء الشامي، وهو يابس أسود.
Al-Azhari mentioned in the quadriliteral roots the carob tree (al-kharūb) and the carob fruit (al-kharnūb): a tree that grows in the mountains of the Levant, having seeds like lupine seeds, which the children of Iraq call the Syrian melon, and it is dry and black.
والخرنابتان: طرفا الأنف
And al-kharnabatan: the two extremities of the nose.
وخرنباء، كزرنباء ممدودا: موضع من أرض مصر صانها الله تعالى
And Kharanba', like zarnaba' extended: a place in the land of Egypt, may God Almighty protect it.
ذكره ابن الأثير في قصة محمد بن أبي بكر الصديق.
Ibn al-Athir mentioned it in the story of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Siddiq.