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نرو

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very obscure, primarily referring to a specific type of white, thin stone. It may also be associated with a place name.

Derived headwords

النَّرْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    white thin stoneclassical

    A type of white, thin stone. It might also be used for ritualistic purposes.

نريانname
  1. 1.
    Niryanclassical

    A village located between Faryab and al-Yahudiyyah.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري.
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
قال ابن الأعرابي: هو حجر أبيض رقيق، وربما ذكي به.
Ibn al-A'rabi said: It is a white, thin stone, and sometimes it is used for ritualistic purposes.
قال شيخنا: يلحق بنظائر نرس وبابه، وقد أشرنا إليه في هنر، ونرس.
Our Sheikh said: It belongs with similar words like 'nars' and its category, and we have referred to it in 'hanar' and 'nars'.
نريان، كسحبان: قرية بين فارياب واليهودية، عن ياقوت.
Niryan, like Sahban: a village between Faryab and al-Yahudiyyah, according to Yaqut.