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سخب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

سِخَابٌ ذ A necklace (قِلَادَة) made of [ the composition termed ] سُكّ and of other things, without any jewels: (S:) or a قِلَادَة of cloves and سُكّ and مَحْلَب [q. v.], without jewels, (A, K, TA,) and without pearls: and likewise, of gold: and of silver: or, accord. to Az, it is, with the Arabs, any قِلَادَة, whether with jewels or without: accord. to IAth, a string on which are strung beads, worn by boys and by girls: (TA:) it is thus called because of the sound of its beads when in motion: (MF, TA:) pl. سُخُبٌ. (S, K.) [Hence] one says, وَجَدْتُكَ وَارِثَ السِّخَابِ [ I have found thee to be the inheritor of the سخاب], meaning, (tropical:) like the boy that has no knowledge. (A, TA.)

Derived headwords

سِخَابٌ
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وَجَدْتُكَ وَارِثَ السِّخَابِ