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مضرح

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to birds of prey, specifically falcons and eagles. It describes their characteristics, such as long wingspans, and is used to identify different types of raptors.

Derived headwords

المضرحnoun
  1. 1.
    Falconclassical

    A long-winged bird of prey, specifically a falcon.

المضرحيnoun
  1. 1.
    Falconclassical

    A long-winged bird of prey, specifically a falcon.

  2. 2.
    Eagleclassical

    A large bird of prey, identified as an eagle in some classical sources.

الصقرnoun
  1. 1.
    Falconboth

    A bird of prey, often used interchangeably with other terms for raptors.

القطاميnoun
  1. 1.
    Falconclassical

    A type of falcon, mentioned as being synonymous with other raptor terms.

الأجدلnoun
  1. 1.
    Eagleclassical

    A large bird of prey, specifically an eagle, considered synonymous with other raptor terms.

Parallel reading

المضرح والمضرحي ، والأخير أكثر
Al-mudarr̥i and al-mudarr̥ī, and the latter is more common.
الصقر الطويل الجناح
The long-winged falcon.
وفي الكفاية: المضرحي: النسر
And in Al-Kifayah: Al-mudarr̥ī is the eagle.
وقال أبو عبيد: الأجدل والمضرحي والصقر والقطامي واحد
And Abu Ubayd said: Al-ajdal, al-mudarr̥ī, al-ṣaqr, and al-qaṭāmī are one (i.e., synonymous).
وقد مر للمصنف في ضرح فراجعه
And the author has already mentioned it under (the root) ḍarḥa, so refer back to it.
وإنما أعاده هنا نظرا إلى أصالة الميم في قول بعض أهل اللغة
He only repeated it here considering the originality of the 'mīm' according to some linguists.