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قرطع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a type of insect or small creature, specifically referring to lice found on camels. It also includes variations in spelling and descriptive terms for these creatures.

Derived headwords

القُرْطَعnoun
  1. 1.
    camel liceclassical

    A type of louse that infests camels. The term is described as being similar in form to 'zubruj' and 'dirham'.

القُرْدَعnoun
  1. 1.
    camel liceclassical

    An alternative spelling or variant of 'al-qurt'a', referring to lice found on camels.

Parallel reading

القرطع، كزبرج، ودرهم، أهمله الجوهري
Al-qurt'a', like zubruj and dirham, was omitted by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن دريد: هو قمل الإبل
And Ibn Duraid said: it is the lice of camels.
كالقردع
like al-qard'a'.
زاد في اللسان: وهن حمر
In Al-Lisan, it was added: and they are red.