شرنغ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a specific term, likely a noun, referring to a small frog. There is debate about its exact spelling and origin, with variations noted in classical Arabic dictionaries.

Derived headwords

الشَّرْنُوغnoun

1.
small frogclassical
A small frog, as identified in the dialect of the people of Yemen.

الشَّرَفُوغnoun

1.
small frogclassical
A variant spelling of the word for a small frog, possibly the correct one according to some scholars.

Parallel reading

الشرنوغ، كزنبور، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان

Al-sharnūgh, like zunbūr, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisān.

وقال ابن دريد: هو الضفدع الصغيرة بلغة أهل اليمن

And Ibn Duraid said: It is the small frog in the dialect of the people of Yemen.

هكذا نقله الصاغاني في كتابيه بالنون

Thus Al-Saghani transmitted it in his two books with the letter nūn.

ووقع في اللسان: الشرفوغ، بالفاء

And it occurred in Al-Lisān: Al-sharafūgh, with the letter fā'.

ولعله الصواب، فانظره

And perhaps it is the correct one, so examine it.