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خ ر ف ق

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of plant, possibly a herb, with broad leaves. It is identified by a specific name in Levantine Arabic and also known by another name in Egypt.

Derived headwords

الخِرْفَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Persian mustardclassical

    A plant known in Levantine Arabic as 'al-khirfaq'. It is described as a type of herb with broad leaves.

حشيشة السلطانnoun
  1. 1.
    Sultan's herbmodern

    The name by which the plant 'al-khirfaq' is known in Egypt. It is a type of herb with broad leaves.

الخِرْفَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Persian mustardclassical

    Another term for the plant 'al-khirfaq', identified as Persian mustard.

الاخْرِنْفَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of plantclassical

    A term mentioned by Al-Layth, referring to a plant, possibly related to 'al-khirfaq' or 'al-akhrinbaq'.

الاخْرِنْبَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of plantclassical

    A plant name mentioned in relation to 'al-akhrinfaq', possibly a synonym or related term.

Parallel reading

الخرفق أهمله الجوهري: الخردل الفارسي لغة شامية
Al-khirfaq was neglected by Al-Jawhari: it is Persian mustard, a Levantine term.
وبمصر يعرف بحشيشة السلطان
And in Egypt it is known as Sultan's herb.
وهو نوع من الحرف عريض الورق
And it is a type of herb with broad leaves.
والخرفقة، والاخرنفاق الأخير عن الليث: الاخرنباق،
And al-khirfaqah, and al-akhrinfaq, the latter from Al-Layth: al-akhrinbaq.