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ذرنب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This entry discusses a variant spelling of the root 'zrnb' which refers to a well-known fragrant plant. It notes that this variant spelling, using the letter 'dhāl' (ذ), is a linguistic alternative found in classical Arabic texts.

Derived headwords

الزَّرْنَبnoun
  1. 1.
    fragrant plantboth

    A well-known fragrant plant, often associated with pleasant scents.

الذَّرْنَبnoun
  1. 1.
    fragrant plant (variant)classical

    A linguistic variant spelling of 'al-zarnab' (الزَّرْنَب), referring to the same fragrant plant, using the letter 'dhāl' (ذ) instead of 'zāy' (ز).

Parallel reading

الذرنب بالذال المعجمة المفتوحة: لغة في الزرنب الآتي في الزاي
Al-dharnab, with the dotted and opened dhāl: a linguistic variant for al-zarnab, which comes with the zāy.
وهو طيب معروف
And it is a known fragrance/perfume.
حكاها الزمخشري في الفائق
Al-Zamakhshari narrated it in Al-Fā'iq.
ونقلها غيره عن الخليل
And others transmitted it from Al-Khalil.
استدركها شيخنا على المصنف
Our Shaykh added it as a correction to the author.