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نقرد

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of staying or residing in a place. It is discussed in the context of being settled or established, possibly with connotations of humility or stillness.

Derived headwords

النَّقْرَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Residing in a placeclassical

    The act of staying or dwelling in a particular location.

أَرْبَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To resideclassical

    To dwell or stay in a place, to be settled there.

مَالِكٌ مُنْقَرِدًاother
  1. 1.
    A settled ownerclassical

    An owner who is settled or residing in a place.

قَرَدَverb
  1. 1.
    To settle and be humbleclassical

    To become settled, to be humble, and to remain in a place.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.
وقال الصاغاني: هو الإرباب بالمكان
Al-Saghani said: It is residing in a place.
أي الإقامة به
Meaning, staying in it.
ومالك منقردا، أي مقيما
And a settled owner, meaning, one who is staying.
هاكذا في النسخ على وزن منفطر
Thus it is in the manuscripts, on the pattern of munfaṭir.
ولا يخفى أنه ليس من هاذا الباب
And it is not hidden that it is not from this chapter.
بل يكون من قرد، إذا سكن وذل وأقام
Rather, it would be from Q-R-D, if it means to dwell, be humble, and stay.
فالصواب: منقردا، على وزن مدحرج كام هو ظاهر
So the correct reading is: munqardā, on the pattern of madḥaraj, as is apparent.