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خثلم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of taking something stealthily or secretly. It also encompasses meanings related to mixing or confusion.

Derived headwords

خَثْلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to take stealthilyboth

    To take something in a hidden or secret manner.

خَثْلَمname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name.

الخَثْلَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mixingclassical

    The act of mixing or becoming mixed.

Parallel reading

خثلم الشيء: أخذه في خفية.
He took the thing stealthily: he took it in secret.
وخثلم:؛ اسم.
And Khathlam: a name.
والخثلمة: الاختلاط.
And al-khathlamah: mixing.