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ص ق ع ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of something being cold, firm, or solid, particularly in the context of food and drink. It also describes a specific preparation of dates.

Derived headwords

الصَّقْعَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    dried dates soaked in milkclassical

    A preparation of dried dates that have been soaked in fresh milk.

صَنْقَعِلَةadjective
  1. 1.
    coldclassical

    Describing a drink or liquid as being very cold.

Parallel reading

التمر اليابس ينقع في اللبن الحليب
Dried dates are soaked in fresh milk.
ترى لهم حول الصقعل عثيره
You see around the prepared dates their dust.
وجأزا تشرق منه الحنجره
And a morsel that makes the throat gleam from it.
وشربة صنقعلة
And a drink that is very cold.