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هرنص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a type of crawling insect or worm and its movement. It is noted as being omitted by some lexicographers and defined by others.

Derived headwords

الهِرْنَصَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wormclassical

    A type of worm or crawling insect. It is mentioned that some consider the 'n' to be an extra letter.

الهِرْنَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    crawlingclassical

    The act of crawling or moving like a worm.

Parallel reading

الهرنصانة بالكسر وسكون الراء، وكسر النون أيضا، أهمله الجوهري.
Al-hirnaṣānah, with a kasrah, sukun on the ra, and also a kasrah on the nun, was omitted by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هي دودة
And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: it is a worm.
وقال غيره: تسمى السرفة
And others said: it is called al-surfah.
والهرنصة: مشيها
And al-hirnaṣah: its crawling.
هكذا أورده الأزهري في رباعي التهذيب
Thus did Al-Azhari mention it in the quadriliteral section of Al-Tahdhib.
ومنهم من جعل النون زائدة وذكره في التي تقدمت.
And some of them considered the 'nun' to be an extra letter and mentioned it in the preceding (entry).