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عسكب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific, possibly rare, plant or fruit, described as having ten seeds. It is noted as being omitted by lexicographers and potentially a variant of another word.

Derived headwords

العسكبةnoun
  1. 1.
    plant/fruitclassical

    A specific type of plant or fruit, characterized by having ten seeds. Its usage is rare and it is noted as being omitted by major lexicographers.

العسقبةnoun
  1. 1.
    variant of العسكبةclassical

    A variant spelling or pronunciation of العسكبة, indicating that the 'k' sound is a linguistic variation of the 'q' sound.

Parallel reading

العسكبة، بالكسر
Al-'askabah, with a kasrah
أهمله الجماعة
The group (of lexicographers) omitted it
والكاف لغة في القاف
And the 'k' is a dialectal variation for the 'q'
هي العسقبة كما تقدم
It is Al-'asqabah as previously mentioned
ويكون فيه عشر حبات
And it has ten seeds
وهذا قيد غريب
And this is a strange qualifier