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خمجر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes water that is unpleasant to drink, characterized by its heaviness, brackishness, or unsuitability for consumption by humans or animals. It implies a water quality that is neither fresh nor fully saline, often with negative connotations.

Derived headwords

خَمْجَرadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy waterboth

    Water that is heavy and unpleasant to drink.

خَمَاجِرadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy waterboth

    A plural or alternative form for heavy, unpleasant water.

خَمْجَرِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy waterboth

    A descriptive term for water that is heavy and unpalatable.

  2. 2.
    very salty waterclassical

    Water that is extremely salty, bordering on undrinkable.

Parallel reading

ماء خمجر وخماجر وخمجرير: ثقيل
Heavy, brackish, and extremely salty water: heavy.
وقيل: هو الذي يشربه المال ولا يشربه الناس
And it was said: it is water that livestock drink but humans do not.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: ربما قتل الدابة ولا سيما إن اعتادت العذب
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: it might kill a beast, especially if it is accustomed to fresh water.
وقيل: هو الذي لا يبلغ أن يكون ملحا أجاجا
And it was said: it is water that does not reach the point of being intensely salty.
وقيل: هو الملح جدا
And it was said: it is very salty.
وأنشد: لو كنت ماء كنت خمجريرا
And he recited: If I were water, I would be extremely salty.