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مدج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of sea fish. It is suggested to be a loanword, possibly from Persian, and is associated with the sea and markets.

Derived headwords

مَدْجnoun
  1. 1.
    sea fishclassical

    A type of sea fish. The entry notes that this word is likely a loanword.

المَدْجnoun
  1. 1.
    sea fishclassical

    Refers to the sea fish mentioned in the entry, likely a loanword.

المَدَجnoun
  1. 1.
    sea fishclassical

    Another form referring to the sea fish, possibly indicating a specific type or a variation in pronunciation.

المشقnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of fishclassical

    This term is mentioned as another name for the fish referred to by 'madaj'.

Parallel reading

مدج، كقبر: سمكة بحرية
Madaj, like qabr: a sea fish.
قال الليث: وأحسبه معربا.
Al-Layth said: And I reckon it to be a loanword.
وأنشد أبو الهيثم في المدج: يغنى أبا ذروة عن حانوتها عن مدج السوق وأنزروتها
And Abu al-Haytham recited concerning al-madaj: It suffices Abu Dhirwah from its shop from the market's madaj and its anzurutha.
وقال: مدج: سمك.
And he said: Madaj: fish.
(وتسمى المشق).
(And it is called al-mashaq).
وأنزروتها: يريد عنزروتها.
And anzurutha: he means 'anzarutha'.