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تخت

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root pertains to a container for clothes, specifically a chest or wardrobe. It is of Persian origin but has been adopted and used by Arab speakers.

Derived headwords

التَّخْتnoun
  1. 1.
    Chest for clothesboth

    A container in which clothes are kept and preserved. It is often a large, ornate chest or a wardrobe.

Parallel reading

التخت: وعاء تصان فيه الثياب، فارسي، وقد تكلمت به العرب.
The chest: a container in which clothes are kept, Persian, and it has been used by the Arabs.