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خيد

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be of Persian origin, adopted into Arabic. It is primarily associated with the meaning of something moist or wet, specifically referring to a type of moist date.

Derived headwords

خيدnoun
  1. 1.
    moist dateclassical

    A type of date that is characterized by its moistness or wetness. This term is of Persian origin.

Parallel reading

الخيد فارسية حولوا الذال دالا
Al-khayd is Persian; they changed the dhal to a dal.
يعني به الرطبة
He means by it the moist one.