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ربرق

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific type of plant, possibly a berry or fruit, and is associated with the fox's grape. It is described as having a specific size and appearance.

Derived headwords

الربرقnoun
  1. 1.
    fox's grapeclassical

    A plant, specifically the fox's grape (Arum maculatum), also known as the cuckoo-pint.

كجعفرother
  1. 1.
    like Ja'farclassical

    A pattern of pronunciation or structure, similar to the name Ja'far.

عنب الثعلبnoun
  1. 1.
    fox's grapeboth

    A common name for a plant, referring to the fruit of the foxglove or a similar berry.

الظربانnoun
  1. 1.
    skunkclassical

    A skunk, an animal known for its strong odor.

الخلجلانnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of plantclassical

    A plant, possibly a type of herb or flower, mentioned for comparison of form.

ثعالةnoun
  1. 1.
    foxboth

    A fox, a wild canine animal.

Parallel reading

الربرق، كجعفر أهمله الجوهري
Al-Rubruq, like Ja'far, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال أبو حنيفة: سمعت بعض اليمانية يقول: هو عنب الثعلب
And Abu Hanifa said: I heard some of the Yemenis say: it is the fox's grape.
قال: وهو الثلثان مثال الظربان
He said: and it is two-thirds the example of the skunk.
والثلثلان مثال الخلجلان
And two-thirds the example of Al-Khiljalan.
وهو ثعالة
And it is a fox.