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ج ه ب ق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very obscure, with limited attestations. The primary meaning found relates to the excrement of a mouse.

Derived headwords

الجيهبوقnoun
  1. 1.
    mouse droppingsclassical

    This refers to the excrement of a mouse.

كحيزبونnoun
  1. 1.
    mouse droppingsclassical

    This is a synonym for الجيهبوق, also referring to the excrement of a mouse.

Parallel reading

الجيهبوق، كحيزبون
Al-Jayhabūq, like ḥayzabūn,
أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawharī and the author of Al-Lisān neglected it.
وقال أبو الهيثم: هو خرء الفأر
And Abū al-Haytham said: it is mouse droppings.
هكذا نقله عنه الصاغاني
Thus, al-Ṣāghānī transmitted it from him.