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خنط

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to distress, hardship, and scattered groups. The primary verb form describes causing distress, while derived nouns refer to large, dispersed gatherings.

Derived headwords

خَنَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to distressboth

    To cause someone great distress or hardship.

يَخْنَطُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he distresses himboth

    The present tense form of the verb, indicating the ongoing action of causing distress.

خَنْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    distressboth

    The state of being distressed or experiencing hardship; affliction.

الخَنَاطِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    scattered groupsclassical

    Large, dispersed groups of people or things, characterized by their separation.

الخَنَاطِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    scattered groupsclassical

    Similar to الخَنَاطِيط, referring to large, dispersed gatherings or multitudes.

Parallel reading

خَنَطَهُ يَخْنَطُهُ خَنْطًا: كَرَبَهُ.
He distressed him, he distresses him, causing distress: he afflicted him.
الأزهري: الخَنَاطِيط والخَنَاطِيل مثل العَبَادِيد جَمَاعَات في تَفْرِقَة، ولا واحد لها.
Al-Azhari: Al-Khanaṭīṭ and Al-Khanaṭīl are like Al-ʿAbādīd, meaning groups in dispersion, and they have no singular form.