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ع ن ك ر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of a large or prominent hump, specifically on a camel. It also seems to touch upon the idea of something being substantial or significant, though this is less clearly defined.

Derived headwords

العَنْكَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large camel humpclassical

    A large, prominent hump on a camel. This term is noted as being neglected by major lexicographers.

عَنْكَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To become substantialclassical

    To become substantial or large, referring to the hump of a camel becoming fatty and large.

Parallel reading

العنكرة، بالفتح أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني وصاحب اللسان، وهي الناقة العظيمة السنام.
Al-'ankarah, with the fathah, was neglected by Al-Jawhari, Al-Saghani, and the author of Al-Lisan, and it is the she-camel with a great hump.
وفي أصالة نونه نظر، فقد تقدم في ع ك ر: عنكر سنام البعير: صار فيه سمن.
And its origin of the nun is questionable, as it was previously mentioned under 'a-k-r': 'Ankara the camel's hump: it became fatty.
عنكر سنام البعير: صار فيه سمن.
The camel's hump became fatty.