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الخندب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe negative personal characteristics, specifically relating to bad temper and physical attributes like being overweight. It seems to focus on undesirable traits.

Derived headwords

الخَنْدَبadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-temperedboth

    Describes someone with a bad disposition or unpleasant character.

الخَنْدَبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    corpulent personclassical

    Refers to a person who is excessively fleshy or overweight.

Parallel reading

الخندب، كقنفذ: السيئ الخلق.
Al-khandab, like qunfudh: ill-tempered.
والخندبان: الكثير اللحم.
And al-khandaban: corpulent (having much flesh).