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خفق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مِشْفَرٌ خَفِقٌ ذ A camel's lip flaccid, or pendulous. (JK.) ― -b2- فَرَسٌ خَفِقٌ and خَفِقَةٌ and ↓ خُفَقٌ and خُفَقَةٌ A horse, or mare, slender, or lean, in the belly: sometimes the animal is so by nature; sometimes, by reason of loss of flesh; and sometimes, by being jaded: (AO, K:) sometimes, also, they said خَفِقُ الأَحْشَاآءِ; at other times using the epithet by itself: (AO, TA:) pl. [masc.] خِفَاقٌ and [fem.] خَفِقَاتٌ and خُفَقَاتٌ. (AO, K.)

Derived headwords

مِشْفَرٌ خَفِقٌ
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فَرَسٌ خَفِقٌ
خَفِقُ الأَحْشَاآءِ