طحلب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ط ح ل ب (ṭ-ḥ-l-b) meaning "to be overspread with green", related to ط ح ل (ṭ-ḥ-l) meaning "to be dingy or dusky", "to be greenish-grey", "to be turbid or murky".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˁuħ.lub/

Noun

طُحْلُب (ṭuḥlub) f (plural طَحَالِب (ṭaḥālib))

  1. alga, watermoss
  2. moss, lichen
  3. slime

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), طحلب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
  • Lane, Edward William (1863), طحل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1830-1831
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