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غ ب ر ق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to descriptions of eyes, specifically their size and color, and also to a type of camel distinguished by its beauty.

Derived headwords

غَبْرَقَةُ العَيْنَيْنِnoun
  1. 1.
    wide, dark eyesclassical

    A description of a woman's eyes, indicating they are wide and intensely black.

غُبَارِقadjective
  1. 1.
    exceptionally beautiful (camel)classical

    Describes a camel that has been exceptionally enhanced in beauty, to the point of being taken in every direction by its attractiveness.

Parallel reading

امرأة غبرقة العينين، بالضم أهمله الجوهري.
A woman with wide, dark eyes; the pronunciation with damma was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
أي واسعتهما شديدة سواد سوادهما
Meaning: wide eyes with an intense blackness of their blackness.
نقله الصاغاني والأزهري.
Al-Sagani and Al-Azhari transmitted this.
الغُبَارِق، كعلابط: الذي ذهب به الجمال كل مذهب.
Al-Ghubariq, like 'Alābiṭ: one whose beauty has carried him in every direction.
يبغض كل غزل غبارق
He detests every flirtatious, exceptionally beautiful camel.