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خترب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of cutting or severing, particularly with a sharp instrument like a sword. It also includes a place name derived from this action.

Derived headwords

خَتَرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to cutboth

    To cut something. This is the basic meaning of the root.

خَتَرَبَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to dismemberclassical

    To cut something into limbs or parts, specifically with a sword.

خَتَرِبٌname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A name of a place, likely derived from the meaning of cutting or being cut.

Parallel reading

خترب الشيء: قطعه.
To cut something: to sever it.
وختربه بالسيف: عضاه أعضاء.
And to dismember it with a sword: to cut its limbs into parts.
وخترب: موضع.
And Khutrub: a place.