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طعرب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific, possibly archaic, term for a type of animal or creature, possibly a type of lizard or serpent. It is mentioned in comparison to another similar term.

Derived headwords

الطَّعْرَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of lizard/serpentclassical

    A specific type of reptile, possibly a lizard or serpent, mentioned in classical Arabic texts.

الطَّعْسَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of lizard/serpentclassical

    A term for a type of reptile, used in comparison to الطعربة.

Parallel reading

الطعربة بالراء بعد العين المهملة، وهي بمعنى الطعسبة
Al-Ta'raba, with a ra' after the unpointed 'ayn, and it means Al-Ta'saba.
ذكرها ابن القطاع في (
Ibn al-Qatta' mentioned it in (