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الحثلب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the residue or sediment found at the bottom of rendered fat or clarified butter. It describes the impure or dregs of fatty substances.

Derived headwords

الحَثْلَبnoun
  1. 1.
    residue of fatboth

    The sediment or dregs that settle at the bottom of rendered animal fat or clarified butter (samin).

حَثْلَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to settleclassical

    To form sediment or dregs, specifically referring to the residue of fat settling at the bottom.

Parallel reading

الحثلب، بالكسر: عكر الدهن أو السمن.
Al-hathlab, with a kasra: the turbid residue of fat or clarified butter.