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حلزن

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the snail and its shell, detailing its physical characteristics, common names, and medicinal properties. It also touches upon related concepts like tumors and healing.

Derived headwords

الحلزونnoun
  1. 1.
    snailboth

    A gastropod mollusk, specifically one that lives in reeds or grass and has a shell it retreats into.

حلزونnoun
  1. 1.
    snailmodern

    A common name for a snail, often used colloquially.

أغلالnoun
  1. 1.
    snailsclassical

    A colloquial term for snails, derived from a quadriliteral root.

لحمهاnoun
  1. 1.
    its meatboth

    The flesh of the snail.

جراحةnoun
  1. 1.
    wound treatmentboth

    The treatment of wounds, specifically referring to the application of snail meat for dog bites.

الكلب الكلبnoun
  1. 1.
    rabiesboth

    A severe infectious viral disease transmitted to humans through the bites of infected animals, particularly dogs.

تحليلnoun
  1. 1.
    dissolvingboth

    The process of breaking down or dissolving, used here in the context of hard tumors.

الورم الجاسيnoun
  1. 1.
    hard tumorboth

    A hardened or indurated swelling or growth.

إبراءnoun
  1. 1.
    healingboth

    The process of making whole or sound again, referring to the healing of sores.

القروحnoun
  1. 1.
    soresboth

    Ulcers or open wounds.

محروقnoun
  1. 1.
    burnt shellboth

    The calcined or burnt remains of the snail's shell.

صدفهnoun
  1. 1.
    its shellboth

    The hard, protective outer covering of the snail.

يجلوverb
  1. 1.
    to clearboth

    To make clear, bright, or polished; to remove blemishes.

الجربnoun
  1. 1.
    scabiesboth

    A contagious skin disease caused by mites.

البهقnoun
  1. 1.
    leprosyboth

    A chronic infectious disease that affects the skin, peripheral nerves, upper respiratory tract, eyes, and testes.

الأسنانnoun
  1. 1.
    teethboth

    The hard, bony appendages in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing.

التضمدnoun
  1. 1.
    bandagingboth

    The act of applying a bandage or dressing to a wound.

يجذبverb
  1. 1.
    to draw outboth

    To pull or extract something, such as a splinter or foreign object, from within.

السلاءnoun
  1. 1.
    splinterboth

    A small, sharp fragment of wood, metal, or other material pressed into or embedded in the skin.

باطنnoun
  1. 1.
    interiorboth

    The inner part or surface of something.

مخلوطاadjective
  1. 1.
    mixedboth

    Combined or blended with something else.

الخلnoun
  1. 1.
    vinegarboth

    A sour liquid made by the fermentation of wine or cider, used as a condiment or preservative.

يقطعverb
  1. 1.
    to stopboth

    To bring to an end; to cease.

الرعافnoun
  1. 1.
    nosebleedboth

    Hemorrhage from the nose.

Parallel reading

الحلزون، محركة: دويبة رمثية
The snail, with haraka: a reed-dwelling creature.
وهو دود يكون في العشب، له صدف يستكن في داخله
It is a worm found in grass, possessing a shell into which it retreats.
وتقول العامة أغلال
And the common people call it 'aghlal'.
وهو فعلول، ذكره الليث في الرباعي
And it is a fa'lūl (pattern), which Al-Layth mentioned in the quadriliteral (roots).
وجعله أبو عبيد فعلونا
And Abu Ubaid classified it as fa'lūnan.
وقد ذكره المصنف في الزاي أيضا إيماء إلى هذا؛ وقد ذكرناه هناك
And the author mentioned it also under the letter Zay, alluding to this; and we have mentioned it there.
لحمها جيد للمعدة وجراحة الكلب الكلب
Its meat is good for the stomach and for the treatment of dog bites (rabies).
وتحليل الورم الجاسي
And for dissolving hard tumors.
وإبراء القروح
And for healing sores.
ومحروق صدفه يجلو الجرب والبهق والأسنان
And the burnt of its shell polishes away scabies, leprosy, and teeth (stains).
والتضمد به يجذب السلاء من باطن اللحم
And bandaging with it draws out splinters from the interior of the flesh.
ومخلوطا بالخل يقطع الرعاف
And mixed with vinegar, it stops nosebleeds.