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كنخب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to the confusion or mixing of speech, specifically due to error or incorrectness. It describes a state where words become jumbled and unintelligible.

Derived headwords

الكُنْخَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Confusion of speechclassical

    A state of jumbled or mixed-up speech, arising from error or mistake.

Parallel reading

الكنخبة: اختلاط الكلام من الخطإ
Al-kunkhabah: the mixing of speech due to error.
حكاه يونس
Yunus narrated it.