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كمخ

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

كَامَخٌ ذ , (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) sometimes written and pronounced كَامِخٌ, (Msb, and written in both these ways in a copy of the S) but the former is better known, and more common, (TA,) an arabicized word, (S, Mgh, Msb,) from the Persian كَامَهْ, (Mgh, Shifá el-Ghaleel,) A kind of seasoning, or condiment, eaten with bread to render it pleasant, or savoury; (S, Msb, K;) [ a thing used to give relish to food, or to quicken the appetite; ] accord. to some, prepared with vinegar, and used to quicken the appetite; (TA;) also called مُرِّىٌّ: (Msb:) or it is a bad sort of مُرِّىّ: (Mgh, Msb:) pl. كَوَامِخُ, (Msb,) or كَوَامِيخُ. (Mgh.)

Derived headwords

كَامَخٌ
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