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كربز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very obscure, with limited attestation. It is primarily associated with a specific type of large cucumber and a personal name.

Derived headwords

الكربزnoun
  1. 1.
    large cucumberclassical

    A large variety of cucumber.

كربزانname
  1. 1.
    Karbazanmodern

    A personal name, specifically a title given to Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Mansur al-Harithi.

Parallel reading

الكربز، بالكسر، أهمله الجوهري.
Al-karbaz, with a kasra, was neglected by Al-Jauhari.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو القثاء الكبار.
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: It is the large cucumbers.
وكربزان، بالضم: لقب عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن منصور الحارثي، سمع يحيى القطان، نقله الحافظ.
And Karbazan, with a damma, is a title of Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Mansur al-Harithi, who heard from Yahya al-Qattan, as narrated by Al-Hafiz.