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بخا

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something that is soft, rotten, or hollow, particularly in the context of fruits or produce. It can also refer to a low-quality, moist type of fruit.

Derived headwords

البَخُوnoun
  1. 1.
    softnessclassical

    Refers to a state of being soft or yielding.

  2. 2.
    rottennessclassical

    Describes a state of decay or putrefaction.

بَخْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hollow fruitclassical

    A term for a fruit that is empty or hollow inside, often used in Yemeni dialect.

  2. 2.
    poor quality fruitclassical

    Refers to a piece of fruit that is moist and of bad quality.

Parallel reading

البَخُو: الرَّخْوُ.
Al-bakhu: the soft.
وثمرةٌ بَخْوَةٌ: خاويةٌ، يمانيةٌ.
And a bakha fruit: hollow, Yemeni.
والبَخُو: الرَّطْبُ الرَّدِيءُ، بالخاءِ المُعْجَمَةِ، الواحدةُ بَخْوَةٌ
And al-bakhu: the moist, the bad, with the dotted kha, the singular is bakha.