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كسبر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of plant, specifically coriander or sesame. It also extends to a specific type of ivory bracelet worn by women, and potentially musk.

Derived headwords

الْكِسْبِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Corianderboth

    A plant known as coriander, with a variant pronunciation.

  2. 2.
    Sesameclassical

    Alternatively identified as the plant known as sesame (جلجلان).

الْكُسْبُرnoun
  1. 1.
    Muskclassical

    Refers to musk, specifically a type of musk derived from ivory.

كَسَابِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Ivory braceletsclassical

    Plural form referring to bracelets made from ivory, worn by women on their arms.

Parallel reading

بالضم، أهمله الجوهري، وقال أبو حنيفة: عربية معروفة
With damma, Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Abu Hanifa said: it is a known Arabic word.
وهي بفتح الباء لغة في الكزبرة
And it, with fatha on the ba, is a pronunciation variant of coriander.
وقيل هو: نبات الجلجلان، وهو السمسم
And it was said to be the plant of juljulān, which is sesame.
كجندب: المسك، بفتح الميم، من العاج
Like 'jundab': musk, with fatha on the mim, from ivory.
وهو سن الفيل يجعل كالسوار وتلبسه النساء في أياديهن
And it is an elephant's tusk made like a bracelet, and women wear it on their arms.
ج كسابر
Plural: kasābir.
وهذا لم يذكره الصاغاني ولا صاحب اللسان
And this was not mentioned by Al-Saghani nor the author of Al-Lisan.