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ص ع ق ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to primarily relate to a specific type of truffle or mushroom. The derived terms are used to name this particular fungus, with some discussion about its origin and recognition.

Derived headwords

صَعْفُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    type of truffleclassical

    A specific kind of truffle or subterranean fungus.

صَعْقُولnoun
  1. 1.
    type of truffleclassical

    A specific kind of truffle or subterranean fungus, mentioned as a variant of صعفوق.

Parallel reading

الصعقول: لضرب من الكمأة
As-sa'qūl: for a type of truffle.
رأيت بخط أبي سهل الهروي، على حاشية كتاب: جاء على فعلول صعفوق، وصعقول، لضرب من الكمأة
I saw in the handwriting of Abu Sahl al-Harawi, on the margin of a book: 'It came in the pattern of fa'fūl, ṣa'fūq, and ṣa'qūl, for a type of truffle.'
وهو غير معروف، وأظنه نبطيا، أو أعجميا
And it is not known, and I think it is Nabataean, or foreign.