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غطرب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This entry discusses the word الغطرب, primarily identified as a viper. There is a debate about its etymology, with a suggestion that it might be a misspelling of a word with different initial letters.

Derived headwords

الغُطْرُبnoun
  1. 1.
    viperclassical

    A type of venomous snake, specifically a viper.

Parallel reading

الغُطْرُب بالغين المعجمة والطاء المهملة، وتكسر غينه: الأفعى
Al-Ghuṭrub, with the voiced guttural 'ghayn' and the unpointed 'ṭāʼ', and its 'ghayn' can be vowelized with kasra: the viper.
روى ذلك عن كراع صاحب المجرد وغيره
This was narrated by Kuṟāʿ, the author of Al-Mujarrad, and others.
وعندي أنه تصحيف إنما هو بالعين المهملة والظاء المعجمة وقد تقدم
And in my opinion, it is a misspelling; it is actually with the unpointed 'ʿayn' and the voiced guttural 'ẓāʼ', as has been previously mentioned.
قال شيخنا: والعندية لا تثبت بها اللغة
Our Sheikh said: And the opinion of 'in my opinion' does not establish the language.
ولا يصادم ما نقله كراع، وهو أحد المعتمدين في الفن
And it does not contradict what Kuṟāʿ narrated, and he is one of the reliable authorities in the field.
فلا بد من نقضه بنقل عن إمام من أئمة هذا الشأن، وإلا فالأصل ثبات قوله.
Therefore, it must be refuted by a narration from a leading scholar in this matter, otherwise the default is the validity of his statement.