← Back to Lisan al-Arab

زخرط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the viscous bodily fluids of animals, specifically mucus and saliva. It also extends to describe an aged and worn-out male camel.

Derived headwords

الزَّخْرَطnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel mucusclassical

    Refers to the mucus produced by camels.

  2. 2.
    Sheep mucusclassical

    Refers to the mucus produced by sheep.

  3. 3.
    Ewe's mucusclassical

    Refers to the mucus produced by a female sheep (ewe).

  4. 4.
    Salivaclassical

    Refers to the saliva of animals.

زَخْرُوطadjective
  1. 1.
    Aged camelclassical

    Describes a male camel that is old and worn out.

الزَّخْرُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    Aged camelclassical

    Specifically refers to a male camel that is old and worn out.

Parallel reading

الزخرط، بالكسر: مخاط الإبل والشاء والنعجة ولعابها
Al-zakhraṭ, with a kasra: the mucus of camels, sheep, and ewes, and their saliva.
وجمل زخروط: مسن هرم
And a zakhruṭ camel: an old, decrepit one.
وقال ابن بري: الزخروط الجمل الهرم
And Ibn Barrī said: Al-zakhruṭ is the decrepit camel.