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خنثب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of camel, particularly a female camel that is abundant in milk. The terms are primarily descriptive nouns for this animal.

Derived headwords

الخُنْثَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel abundant in milkclassical

    A female camel, specifically one that is very generous with its milk.

الخُنْثَعْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel abundant in milkclassical

    An alternative term for a female camel that is very generous with its milk.

خُنَاثِبnoun
  1. 1.
    Camels abundant in milkclassical

    The plural form of خُنْثَبَة, referring to multiple female camels that are very generous with their milk.

Parallel reading

الخُنْثَبَة والخنثعبة الغزيرة اللبن من النوق.
The khunthabah and the khunth'abah are female camels abundant in milk.
قال شمر: لم أسمعها إلا للفراء؛
Al-Farra' said: I have not heard it except from Al-Farra'.
قال أبو منصور: وجمع الخنثبة خناثب.
Abu Mansur said: And the plural of khunthabah is khunathib.