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خندب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe characteristics related to physical build and disposition, specifically concerning being fleshy or having a poor character.

Derived headwords

خِنْدِبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Bad-temperedboth

    Describing a man who has a bad disposition or character.

خِنْدَبَانٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Fleshyboth

    Describing someone who is abundant in flesh, i.e., corpulent or stout.

Parallel reading

رجل خندب: سيئ الخلق.
A man khindab: bad-tempered.
وخندبان: كثير اللحم:
And khindaban: much flesh.