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ن غ ر ق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific parts of hair, particularly on the head and neck. It also has a less common usage referring to the nape of the neck.

Derived headwords

النغرقةnoun
  1. 1.
    hair of the napeclassical

    The hair located at the nape of the neck.

غرنوقهnoun
  1. 1.
    forelockclassical

    The hair on the forehead, specifically the forelock.

نغروقهnoun
  1. 1.
    hair of the napeclassical

    The hair at the back of the neck.

Parallel reading

وقال ابن عباد: هو قصيبة الشعر.
Ibn 'Abbad said: It is the small hair of the hair.
يقال: جذب غرنوقه، أي: ناصيته
It is said: 'He pulled his ghrunūqahu', meaning: his forelock.
وجذب نغروقه أي: شعر قفاه
And 'he pulled his naghrūqahu' means: the hair of his nape.