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ج ر د ق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of round bread, likely of Persian origin. It also appears to have a less common usage referring to a poet.

Derived headwords

الجَرْدَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    round loaf of breadclassical

    A round loaf of bread. This word is of Persian origin, meaning 'round'.

الجَرْدَقnoun
  1. 1.
    round loaf of breadclassical

    A round loaf of bread, similar to 'al-jardaqah'. It is also mentioned as being of Persian origin.

الجُرَنْدَقnoun
  1. 1.
    poetclassical

    A poet. This usage is noted by al-Saghani and al-Jawaliqi.

Parallel reading

الجردقة، بالفتح: الرغيف نقله الجوهري
Al-jardaqah, with the fatha: a loaf of bread, as transmitted by al-Jawhari.
وهي فارسية معرب كرده بالكاف العجمية، معناه المدور
It is Persian, Arabized from 'kurda' with the non-Arabic kaf, meaning 'round'.
قال أبو النجم: كان بصيرا بالرغيف
Abu al-Najm said: He was knowledgeable about the loaf of bread.
الجردق والجرندق كسفرجل: شاعر نقله الصاغاني
Al-jardaq and al-jurandaq, like 'safarjal': a poet, as transmitted by al-Saghani.
وقد ذكره الجواليقي
And al-Jawaliqi mentioned it.