Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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جرب جرث جرثم


جِرِّيثٌ

جِرِّيثٌ A kind of fish, (Ṣ, Mgh, Ḳ,) well known, (TA,) also called جِرِّىٌّ and صِلَّوْرٌ, (Mgh, TA,) resembling a serpent, called in Persian مَارْ مَاهِى [snake-fish, or eel]; forbidden to be eaten by the Jews: whether it be lawful to the Muslims is disputed: (TA:) قِرِّيثٌ is a dial. var. (Ṣ in art. قرث.)


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