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تقر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to spherical objects and collections of spices. The primary meanings discussed are a type of ball or globe and a group of spices.

Derived headwords

التَقْرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    group of spicesclassical

    A collection or assortment of spices.

التَقْرُnoun
  1. 1.
    ball, globeclassical

    A spherical object, a ball, or a globe.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال الخارزنجي في تكملة العين: (أحدهما الكرويا وهو التقر.
And Al-Khawarizmi said in Takmilat al-'Ayn: 'One of them is the spherical object, which is al-taqr.'
(والآخر) جماعة (التوابل) وهي التقرة.
'And the other is a group of spices, which is al-taqrah.'
قال ابن سيده: وهي بالدال أعلى.
Ibn Sidah said: 'And it (referring to al-taqrah) is with a 'dāl' (د) higher (meaning more common or preferred).'