يرقان

Arabic

Etymology

From ء ر ق (ʾ-r-q) meaning blight or yellowing.[1]

Noun

يَرَقَان (yaraqān) m

  1. (botany) mildew (plant disease), blight
  2. jaundice
  3. (colloquial, zoology) larvae (collective; the singulative = يرقانَة)

Declension

  • يرقَة
  • ميروق
  • يرقان الضفادع

References

  1. Lane's Dictionary, page 50, "أرق", meaning to blight, jaundice, to have a malady specially one that prevents one from gaining restfulness.
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