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خنص

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to pigs and their young. It also extends to terms for specific types of birds, particularly those that are plump or edible.

Derived headwords

خِنْزِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    pigboth

    A domestic or wild swine, known for its omnivorous nature and often raised for meat.

خُنُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    pigletboth

    A young pig, a suckling or a newly born pig.

خَنَانِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    pigletsclassical

    The plural form of 'khunūs', referring to young pigs.

غَطَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    sandgrouseclassical

    A type of bird, specifically the sandgrouse, known for its plumpness.

قَطَاnoun
  1. 1.
    sandgrouseclassical

    A type of bird, specifically the sandgrouse, often mentioned in classical poetry.

Parallel reading

الخنوص: ولد الخنزير
Al-khunūs: the young of the pig.
والجمع الخنانيص
And the plural is al-khanānīṣ.
قال الأخطل يخاطب بشر بن مروان: أكلت الدجاج فأفنيتها، ... فهل في الخنانيص من مغمز؟
Al-Akhṭal said, addressing Bishr ibn Marwān: I ate the chickens and finished them off, ... is there any fault to be found in the piglets?
ويروى: أكلت الغطاط، وهي القطا.
And it is narrated: I ate the ghaṭāṭ, which are the qaṭā.