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كربر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a rare or possibly erroneous entry, with its primary mention being a potential misspelling of a word related to small melons. Its etymological roots and derived meanings are not clearly established in the provided text.

Derived headwords

كَرَبْرnoun
  1. 1.
    small melonclassical

    This is a proposed emendation for the word, suggesting it refers to small varieties of melons.

كَزْبَرِجnoun
  1. 1.
    small melonclassical

    This is the word as it appears in the text, though it is suggested to be a misspelling of a word meaning small melons.

Parallel reading

حكاه ابن جني ولم يفسره
Ibn Jinni narrated it and did not explain it.
هكذا في اللسان
Thus it is in Al-Lisan.
وعندي أنه تصحيف والصواب بالزاي آخره
And in my opinion, it is a misspelling, and the correct form has a 'zay' at the end.
وسيأتي في محله أنه البطيخ الصغار
And it will be mentioned in its proper place that it is the small melons.
عن ابن الأعرابي
From Ibn Al-A'rabi.
ولم يذكره الجوهري
And Al-Jawhari did not mention it.