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ذفرق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific part of a fruit, particularly the cap or stem attachment of dates and grapes. It is a rare root with limited usage documented.

Derived headwords

الذفروقnoun
  1. 1.
    Cap of a date/grapeclassical

    The cap or stem attachment of a date or a grape, where it connects to the bunch.

الثفروقnoun
  1. 1.
    Cap of a date/grapeclassical

    A variant spelling or pronunciation for the cap or stem attachment of a date or grape.

Parallel reading

الذفروق بالضم أهمله الجوهري
Al-dhufruq (with dammah) was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال أبو حنيفة: لغة في الثفروق
And Abu Hanifa said: it is a dialectal variant of Al-thufruq.
وهي، قمع البسرة والتمرة التي فيها علاقتها
And it is the cap of the unripe date and the date which has its attachment.
وقد ذكره في وضعه
And he mentioned it in its place (context).