← Back to Lisan al-Arab

خنت

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of slowness, dullness, or being unintelligent. It also encompasses specific terms for animals and a proper name.

Derived headwords

الخَنُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    slow-witted personclassical

    A person who is slow to understand or act, often described as foolish or dull.

خَنُوتname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A specific proper name, possibly of a person or place.

الخَنُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    sea creatureclassical

    A type of animal that lives in the sea.

Parallel reading

الخنوت: العيي الأبله.
Al-Khanūt: the slow-witted, the foolish.
وخنوت: لقب.
And Khanūt: a nickname.
والخنوت: دابة من دواب البحر.
And Al-Khanūt: a creature from the creatures of the sea.