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عرقد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of intense twisting or braiding, particularly of ropes or similar fibrous materials. It emphasizes the firmness and tightness achieved through this twisting process.

Derived headwords

العَرْقَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    intense twistingclassical

    The act of twisting something very tightly, such as a rope or any similar fibrous object.

عَرْقَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to twist intenselyclassical

    To twist a rope or similar material with great force and tightness.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال الصاغاني: هو شدة الفتل
And Al-Saghani said: it is the intensity of twisting.
أي فتل الحبل ونحو من الأشياء كلها
Meaning the twisting of a rope and similar things all.
والفتل بالفاء
And twisting (is) with the letter Fa'.
وربما تصحف على بعضهم، فلذلك نبه عليه
And it might be misread by some of them, therefore it was pointed out.