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خنعب

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes anatomical features related to the upper lip and nose area. It refers to specific parts of the lip, the philtrum, and potentially related structures.

Derived headwords

الخُنْعَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    philtrumboth

    The vertical groove between the base of the nose and the upper lip.

  2. 2.
    upper lip featureclassical

    A hanging feature in the middle of the upper lip, as described in some languages.

النُّونَةnoun
  1. 1.
    philtrumclassical

    The groove between the nose and the upper lip.

الثُّومَةnoun
  1. 1.
    philtrumclassical

    The groove between the nose and the upper lip.

الهِزْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    philtrumclassical

    The groove between the nose and the upper lip.

الوِهْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    philtrumclassical

    The groove between the nose and the upper lip.

القِلْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    philtrumclassical

    The groove between the nose and the upper lip.

الهِرْتَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    philtrumclassical

    The groove between the nose and the upper lip.

العِرْتِمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    philtrumclassical

    The groove between the nose and the upper lip.

الحَثْرَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    philtrumclassical

    The groove between the nose and the upper lip.

Parallel reading

الخنعبة: الهنة المتدلية وسط الشفة العليا، في بعض اللغات، وهي مشق ما بين الشاربين بحيال الوترة.
The khun'abah: the hanging feature in the middle of the upper lip, in some languages, and it is the cleft between the mustaches opposite the philtrum.
هي الخنعبة، والنونة، والثومة، والهزمة، والوهدة، والقلدة، والهرتمة، والعرتمة، والحثرمة.
It is the khun'abah, and the nunah, and the thumah, and the hizmah, and the wahdah, and the qaldah, and the hartamah, and the 'artamah, and the hathramah.