ن ل ك

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses a specific type of tree and its fruit, referred to by various names. It details the characteristics of this fruit, distinguishing it from similar species, and notes its regional names.

Derived headwords

النَّلْكnoun

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A type of treeclassical
A specific type of tree, possibly related to the hawthorn or a similar species, known for its fruit.

نَلْكnoun

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Fruit of the nalk treeclassical
The fruit borne by the nalk tree, described as being yellow or red, and having a distinct pit.

نَلْكَةnoun

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A single nalk fruitclassical
The singular form referring to one piece of fruit from the nalk tree.

القَرَاصِيَاname

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Levantine name for nalkclassical
The name used by the people of the Levant (Syria) for the nalk fruit.

الزَّعْرُورname

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Hawthornboth
A genus of thorny shrubs and trees, often bearing red or yellow fruits. The text distinguishes it from the nalk.

الدِّبُّnoun

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A type of treeclassical
A type of tree, mentioned as a possible interpretation of 'nalk', though likely a misreading.

الدُّلْبnoun

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Plane treeclassical
A type of tree (plane tree), mentioned as a possible interpretation of 'nalk', though likely a misreading.

الدُّبَّاءnoun

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Gourdsclassical
Gourds or pumpkins, mentioned as a possible interpretation of 'nalk', but identified as an error.

Parallel reading

وهو بالضم ويكسر الضم عن الليث، والكسر عن أبي حنيفة

It is with dammah, and the dammah is broken according to Al-Layth, and the kasrah according to Abu Hanifa.

هو شجر الدب هكذا في نسخ العين

It is the tree of the bear, thus in the copies of Al-'Ayn.

وفي بعض النسخ: شجر الدلب

And in some copies: the tree of the plane tree.

وفي أخرى الدباء، وهو غلط

And in others: the gourds, and this is an error.

وحمله زعرور أصفر هكذا قاله الأزهري

And its fruit is a yellow hawthorn, thus said Al-Azhari.

أو هو الزعرور وهو قول ابن الأعرابي

Or it is the hawthorn, and this is the saying of Ibn Al-A'rabi.

الواحدة نلكة وقد خالف قاعدته هنا

The singular is 'nalkah', and he deviated from his rule here.

الزعرور: جنس غير جنسي النلك

The hawthorn: is a genus different from the genus of the nalk.

والفرق بينهما بالطعم وبالعجم

And the difference between them is in taste and in the pit.

فإن للنلك عجما واحدا وعجم الزعرور مبدد

For the nalk has one pit, and the pit of the hawthorn is scattered.

والنلك يسميه أهل الشام القراصيا

And the nalk is called by the people of the Levant 'Al-Qarasiya'.

وهو يكون أحمر وأصفر

And it is red and yellow.