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خرء

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the act of defecation and its products. It encompasses the verb for defecating, the noun for feces or excrement, and related terms for the place of defecation and the abstract concept of excrement.

Derived headwords

خرِئَverb
  1. 1.
    to defecateboth

    The basic verb form indicating the act of expelling feces from the body.

خرءnoun
  1. 1.
    fecesboth

    The solid or semi-solid waste material expelled from the bowels.

خرءاnoun
  1. 1.
    defecationboth

    The act or process of defecating.

خراءةnoun
  1. 1.
    defecationboth

    An alternative form for the act or process of defecating.

خروءاnoun
  1. 1.
    defecationboth

    Another variant form for the act or process of defecating.

الخرءnoun
  1. 1.
    excrementboth

    The substance expelled from the body as waste, referring to feces.

خروءnoun
  1. 1.
    fecesboth

    The plural form of excrement or feces.

خرآنnoun
  1. 1.
    fecesboth

    Another plural form for excrement or feces.

مخرأةnoun
  1. 1.
    latrineboth

    A place designated for defecation; a toilet or privy.

مخراةnoun
  1. 1.
    latrineboth

    A variant spelling for a place designated for defecation.

مخرأةnoun
  1. 1.
    latrineboth

    Another variant spelling for a place designated for defecation.

الخراءnoun
  1. 1.
    excrementboth

    The abstract noun referring to the substance of feces.

Parallel reading

خرِئَ، كَسَمِعَ، خَرَءًا وَخَرَاءَةً، وَيُكْسَرُ، وَخُرُوءًا: سَلَحَ.
He defecated, like 'he heard', with 'khar'an' and 'khara'atan', and it is with dammah (on the kha), and 'khuru'an': he excreted.
وَالْخَرْءُ، بِالضَّمِّ: الْعُذْرَةُ، ج: خُرُوءٌ وَخَرَآنٌ، وَالْمَوْضِعُ: مَخْرَأَةٌ وَمَخْرَاةٌ وَمَخْرَأَةٌ، وَالِاسْمُ: الْخِرَاءُ، بِالْكَسْرِ.
And 'al-khar'' (with dammah) is the excrement, plural: 'khuru'' and 'khara'an', and the place: 'makhra'ah', 'makhrah', and 'makhra'ah', and the abstract noun is 'al-khiraa'' (with kasrah).