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خرمق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to a specific, perhaps unusual, characteristic of a woman, possibly involving silence or a peculiar manner of speech. The derived terms seem to describe a woman who is reticent or speaks in a particular way.

Derived headwords

مِخْرَمَقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    reticent womanclassical

    A woman who does not speak when spoken to, or who is unusually silent.

Parallel reading

امرأة مخرمقة: لا تتكلم إن كلمت.
A reticent woman: she does not speak if spoken to.