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الشخدب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a small, earth-dwelling creature. The primary term describes a type of insect or small animal found on the ground.

Derived headwords

الشَّخْدَبnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small creature or insect that lives on the ground.

شَخْدَبnoun
  1. 1.
    insectclassical

    A type of insect, specifically one that is small and terrestrial.

Parallel reading

الشخدب، كقنفذ: دويبة من أجناس الأرض.
Al-shakhdab, like qunfudh: a small creature from the kinds of the earth.