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كغد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry is very brief and focuses on a single derived noun, 'al-kāghid'. It is identified as a Persian loanword meaning 'paper' or 'parchment'. The entry notes its origin and anticipates further discussion.

Derived headwords

الْكَأَغِدnoun
  1. 1.
    paperboth

    A material manufactured in flat sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, printing, or drawing on.

  2. 2.
    parchmentclassical

    A material prepared from the skin of an animal, used as a durable writing surface in ancient times.

قِرْطَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    paperboth

    A material manufactured in flat sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, printing, or drawing on.

  2. 2.
    papyrusclassical

    A tall aquatic plant of the sedge family, which grows in shallow water, with a thick, fibrous stem. The pith was used to make a paper-like material.

Parallel reading

الْكَأَغِد بفتح الغين
Al-kāghid, with a fatha on the ghayn.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال الصاغاني: هو القرطاس
And Al-Saghani said: it is al-qirṭās.
فارسي (معرب)
Persian (Arabized).
وسيأتي اللام عليه إن شاء الله تعالى
And the letter Lām will come upon it, God willing.