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عنقد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of clusters, bunches, or groups, particularly referring to grape clusters. It also extends to a proper name and a specific type of plant or tree.

Derived headwords

عُنقودnoun
  1. 1.
    cluster of grapesboth

    A bunch or cluster of grapes, a common and well-known meaning.

  2. 2.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name, specifically mentioned as 'Ilm Thawr (علم ثور).

عُنقادnoun
  1. 1.
    cluster (poetic)classical

    A variant form of 'unqūd, used poetically to describe something clustered or dense, like dark hair.

Parallel reading

يا رب سلم قصبات عنقود
O Lord, protect the stalks of the cluster.
ومن لغاتها: العنقاد
And among its variants is al-'inqād.
قال: إذ لمتي سوداء كالعنقاد
He said: 'Indeed, my dark hair is like a cluster.'
كلمة كانت على مصاد
A word that was on the pattern of 'miṣād'.
قال شيخنا أطلقه، كما أطلق في عنقود العنب فيما مر فأوهم الفتح، بناء على أصالة النون، ولا قائل به، بل لا يعرف فيه إلا الضم ونونه صرح الجماهير بأنها زائدة، هنا وهناك
Our Sheikh said he used it [freely], as he used it for the grape cluster mentioned earlier, thus implying the fatḥa, based on the originality of the 'nūn', but no one holds this view. Rather, only the ḍamma is known for it, and the majority explicitly stated that its 'nūn' is superfluous, here and there.