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طرخف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the thin, flowing part of butter, specifically its watery or less solid component. It can also refer to a specific type of bird excrement.

Derived headwords

الطُّرْخُفُnoun
  1. 1.
    thin butterboth

    The thin, watery part of butter that has melted and flowed.

  2. 2.
    bird excrementclassical

    A specific type of bird excrement, likened to the thin butter.

الرَّخْفُnoun
  1. 1.
    thin butterboth

    Synonymous with الطرخف, referring to the thin, flowing part of butter.

  2. 2.
    bird excrementclassical

    Described as resembling bird excrement.

Parallel reading

الطُّرْخُفُ: ما رقّ من الزّبد وسال
Al-turkhuf: what is thin of butter and flows.
وهو الرّخف أيضا
And it is also al-rakhf.
وزاد أبو حاتم: هو شرّ الزّبد
And Abu Hatim added: it is the worst of butter.
والرخف كأنّه سُلْحُ طائر
And al-rakhf is as if it were bird excrement.