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الخرثي

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns household furnishings and possessions, particularly those considered inferior or surplus. It also extends to descriptions of physical attributes, specifically for women and certain types of ants.

Derived headwords

الخُرْثِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    Household furnishingsboth

    The furniture and furnishings of a house.

  2. 2.
    Inferior goodsclassical

    The worst of possessions, goods, or spoils of war.

الخُرْثَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Reddish antsclassical

    A type of ant that has a reddish hue.

الخَرْثَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Broad-hipped womanclassical

    A woman who is large in the hips and has flabby flesh.

Parallel reading

الخُرْثِيّ، بالضم: أثاث البيت
Al-khurthiyy, with dammah: the furnishings of the house.
أو أردأ المتاع والغنائم
Or the worst of possessions and spoils of war.
والخرثاء، بالكسر: نمل فيه حمرة
And al-khurthā', with kasrah: ants that have a reddish hue.
وبالفتح: المرأة الضخمة الخاصرتين، المسترخية اللحم
And with fattah: the woman who is large in the hips, with flabby flesh.