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خنظر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe something old, aged, or withered, particularly focusing on physical signs of aging like drooping eyelids and facial flesh.

Derived headwords

الخَنْظِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    An old woman characterized by drooping eyelids and sagging facial flesh.

Parallel reading

العجوز المسترخية الجفون ولحم الوجه.
The old woman with drooping eyelids and sagging facial flesh.