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زغبج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific type of fruit, its characteristics, and its uses. It refers to the fruit of the 'utm tree, which is a type of mountain olive, detailing its appearance, taste, and how it can be processed for consumption.

Derived headwords

الزغبجnoun
  1. 1.
    Fruit of the 'utm treeclassical

    The fruit of the 'utm tree, which is a type of mountain olive. It is described as small, resembling the nabq fruit, and goes through stages of green, white, and then black, becoming sweet with a bitter aftertaste.

زغبجnoun
  1. 1.
    Fruit of the 'utm treeclassical

    The fruit of the 'utm tree, which is a type of mountain olive. It is described as small, resembling the nabq fruit, and goes through stages of green, white, and then black, becoming sweet with a bitter aftertaste.

زغبجnoun
  1. 1.
    Nabq fruitclassical

    A comparison is made to the nabq fruit, indicating a similarity in size and possibly texture.

عجمتهnoun
  1. 1.
    Its pitclassical

    Refers to the pit or stone of the fruit, which is described as being similar to the pit of the nabq fruit.

يؤتدمverb
  1. 1.
    To be used as a condimentclassical

    The juice of the fruit can be strained and used as a condiment, similar to grape molasses.

ربnoun
  1. 1.
    Molassesclassical

    Refers to a thick, syrupy liquid, specifically the strained juice of the fruit used as a condiment, comparable to grape molasses.

Parallel reading

الزغبج، كجعفر، بالموحدة بعد الغين، كذا في (النسخ) وفي (اللسان) بالنون بدل الباء
Al-zaghabaj, like Ja'far, with a ba' after the ghayn, as stated in (al-Naskh) and in (al-Lisan) with a nun instead of a ba'.
ثمر العتم بضم العين المهملة، وهو زيتون الجبال
The fruit of the 'utm, with the unpointed 'ayn, which is the olive of the mountains.
وهو كالنبق الصغار
And it is like small nabq fruits.
يكون أخضر ثم يبيض ثم يسود فيحلو في مرارة
It is green, then white, then black, and becomes sweet with a bitterness.
وعجمته مثل عجمة النبق
And its pit is like the pit of the nabq.
يؤكل ويطبخ ويصفى ماؤه
It is eaten, cooked, and its juice is strained.
وله رب يؤتدم به كرب العنب
And it has a molasses that is used as a condiment, like grape molasses.