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فرفخ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific type of plant, often described as a weed, and its edible qualities. It also extends to a less common meaning referring to the knuckles or joints of grain.

Derived headwords

الفرفخnoun
  1. 1.
    Purslaneboth

    A type of herb, specifically the common purslane (Portulaca oleracea), known for being a weed. It is also called 'al-rajla'.

  2. 2.
    Broad-wingedclassical

    An adjective derived from Persian, meaning 'broad-winged', where 'farf' signifies wing and 'khan' signifies broad.

الفرفخةnoun
  1. 1.
    Purslaneboth

    The herb known as purslane, also referred to as 'al-rajla'.

الرجلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Purslaneboth

    Another name for the herb 'al-falfakh', commonly known as purslane.

الكعابرnoun
  1. 1.
    Knuckles of grainclassical

    The joints or knuckles found on stalks of wheat.

كعبورةnoun
  1. 1.
    Knuckle of grainclassical

    A single joint or knuckle on a stalk of wheat.

Parallel reading

الفرفخ والبقلة الحمقاء، ولا تنبت بنجد، وتسمى الرجلة
Al-falfakh is the weed, and it does not grow in Najd, and it is called al-rajla.
معرب فارسیته رهن، أي بالفتح، معناه عريض الجناح
It is a Persian loanword, 'rahn', meaning 'broad-winged'.
فإن ر هو الجناح، وهن هو العريض
For 'ra' is the wing, and 'han' is the broad.
ودستهم كما يداس الفرفخ يؤكل أحيانا وحينا يشدخ
And I crushed them as one crushes al-falfakh, which is eaten sometimes and crushed sometimes.
والفرفخ الكعابر، جمع كعبورة من الحنطة
And al-falfakh refers to the knuckles, the plural of 'ka'bura' from wheat.