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عجرقب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be rare and is primarily used to describe something as suspicious or malicious. It is also associated with the quince fruit.

Derived headwords

العجرقبnoun
  1. 1.
    Quinceclassical

    A fruit, specifically the quince.

  2. 2.
    Suspicious/malicious descriptionclassical

    A description or attribute of something that is suspicious or malicious.

المريبadjective
  1. 1.
    Suspiciousboth

    Arousing suspicion; questionable.

الخبيثadjective
  1. 1.
    Maliciousboth

    Having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone; spiteful.

Parallel reading

العجرقب كسفرجل
Al-'ajraqab is like quince.
أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.
وقال الصاغاني: هو من نعت المريب الخبيث
And Al-Saghani said: It is a description of the suspicious, the malicious.
كذا في التكملة
Thus it is in Al-Takmilah.