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الخنوت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are shrunken, contracted, or sluggish. It extends to describe individuals who are slow-witted or inept, and also refers to specific entities like a marine animal and a historical nickname.

Derived headwords

الخَنُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    shrunken skinclassical

    Refers to skin that has become contracted or shriveled, lacking elasticity.

  2. 2.
    slow-witted personclassical

    Describes someone who is dull, inept, or foolish, lacking quickness of mind.

  3. 3.
    marine animalclassical

    A type of creature found in the sea.

  4. 4.
    poet's nicknameclassical

    A specific appellation given to the poet Tuwbah ibn Mudarrus.

خَنَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be shrunkenclassical

    To become contracted or shriveled, often used to describe skin.

  2. 2.
    to be slow-wittedclassical

    To exhibit slowness of mind, to be inept or foolish.

Parallel reading

الخَنُوت، كَسَنُور: الجِلْدُ المُنْكَمِشُ
Al-khanūt, like sanūr: the shrunken skin.
الذي لا ينام
that does not sleep.
والعَيِيُّ الأَبْلَهُ
and the inept, the foolish.
ودابَّةٌ بَحْرِيَّةٌ
and a marine animal.
ولَقَبُ تَوْبَةَ بْنِ مُضَرِّسٍ الشاعِرِ
and the nickname of Tuwbah ibn Mudarrus the poet.