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خثعج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific manner of walking, characterized by short, hurried steps with a slight hunching or bending of the body. It is related to other roots that describe similar gaits.

Derived headwords

الخَثْعَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hasty, short-paced walkclassical

    A gait characterized by short, close steps, with a slight hunching and haste.

خَثْعَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To walk with short, hurried stepsclassical

    To walk in a manner described as 'خثعجة', which involves short, close steps with haste and a slight hunching.

خَنْعَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To walk with short, hurried stepsclassical

    To walk with a gait similar to 'خثعجة', characterized by short, close steps and haste.

خَبْعَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To walk with short, hurried stepsclassical

    To walk with a gait similar to 'خثعجة', characterized by short, close steps and haste.

Parallel reading

الخثعجة: مشية متقاربة فيها قرمطة وعجلة
Al-khath'ajah: A close-paced walk with hunching and haste.
ذكره ابن سيده في ترجمة خنعج
Ibn Sidah mentioned it in the entry for khana'aja.
وقد ذكر بالباء والثاء
And it has been mentioned with the letter Ba' and Tha'.
فهو إذا خنعجة وخبعجة وخثعجة
So it is if it is khana'ajah, khaba'ajah, and khath'ajah.