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حثلب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the dregs or sediment of fat or clarified butter, particularly in certain dialects.

Derived headwords

الحَثْلَبnoun
  1. 1.
    dregs of fatclassical

    The sediment or dregs found at the bottom of melted fat or clarified butter.

الحَثْلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    dregs of fatclassical

    An alternative term for the sediment or dregs found at the bottom of melted fat or clarified butter, used in some languages.

Parallel reading

الحثلب والحثلم: عكر الدهن أو السمن، في بعض اللغات.
Al-ḥathlab and al-ḥathlam: the turbidity of fat or clarified butter, in some languages.