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ق ن غ ر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses a specific type of tree and its characteristics. It details its physical attributes, such as its wood and thorns, its fruit, and its preferred growing conditions, noting that camels are fond of it.

Derived headwords

القِنْغَرnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of treeclassical

    A tree similar to the caper plant (الكبر), but with thicker wood and thorns. Its fruit resembles that of the caper plant.

كجندلother
  1. 1.
    Like 'jundal'classical

    This indicates the pattern or form of the word 'al-qanghar' is similar to the word 'jundal' (stone).

الغين معجمةother
  1. 1.
    The letter ghayn is dottedclassical

    This is a lexicographical note specifying that the letter 'ghayn' (غ) in 'al-qanghar' is indeed the dotted 'ghayn' and not a similar-looking undotted letter.

Parallel reading

القنغر، كجندل والغين معجمة، أهمله الجوهري، وقال أبو حنيفة، هو شجرة كالكبر لكنها أغلظ عودا وشوكا، وثمرتها كثمرته، ولا ينبت في الصخر، والإبل تحرص عليه.
Al-qanghar, like jundal and the ghayn is dotted, was neglected by Al-Jauhari. Abu Hanifa said it is a tree like the caper, but its wood and thorns are thicker, and its fruit is like its fruit. It does not grow on rocks, and camels are eager for it.
هو شجرة كالكبر
It is a tree like the caper.
لكنها أغلظ عودا وشوكا
but its wood and thorns are thicker
وثمرتها كثمرته
and its fruit is like its fruit
ولا ينبت في الصخر
It does not grow on rocks
والإبل تحرص عليه
and camels are eager for it.