Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

زُرَيْقَآءُ

Root: زرق

Full Definition

زُرَيْقَآءُ [dim. of زَرْقَآءُ fem. of أَزْرَقُ] A mess of crumbled bread (ثَرِيدَةٌ) dressed with milk and olive oil: likened, because of its seasoning, to the eyes that are termed زُرْق

def.2 Also A certain small beast, resembling the cat.


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