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بخر
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaبَخُورٌ بخور خور Incense, or a substance for fumigation; syn. دُخْنَةٌ; (Msb;) that with which one fumigates himself: (S, A, Msb, K:) aloes-wood used for that purpose. (TA in art. قتر.) ― -b2- بَخُورُ مَرْيَمَ [ Arthanita, or sow-bread; the common cyclamen; also called الوَلْفُ; the latter name, accord. to Golius, on the authority of Zeyn El-'Attár, given to it by the Syrians;] a certain plant, (K,) originally called عَرْطَنِيثَا; hot; dry; (TA;) having the property of clearing the complexion, or skin; aperient; diuretic; (K;) laxative; (TA;) and very useful: (K:) it is a laxative when used in the form of a suppository, or applied as a liniment below the navel. (TA.)
Derived headwords
بَخُورٌ
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بَخُورُ مَرْيَمَ