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خربز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to the watermelon, a type of fruit. It also encompasses related concepts like its stages of growth and its origin as a loanword from Persian.

Derived headwords

الخَرْبَزُnoun
  1. 1.
    watermelonboth

    The fruit known as watermelon, characterized by its large size and sweet, watery flesh.

خَرْبَزٌnoun
  1. 1.
    watermelonclassical

    A general term for watermelon.

Parallel reading

الخربز: البطيخ
The kharbaz: the watermelon.
هو أول ما يخرج قعسر ثم خضف ثم فج
It is the first to emerge as qasir, then khadaf, then fajj.
وأصله فارسي وقد جرى في كلامهم
And its origin is Persian, and it has become current in their speech.
رأيت رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، يجمع بين الرطب والخربز
I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, combining ripe dates and watermelon.
هو البطيخ بالفارسية
It is the watermelon in Persian.