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الصبخة

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of saltiness and saline land. It encompasses terms for salty ground, salt marshes, and specifically refers to the saline residue found on cotton.

Derived headwords

الصَّبْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    salt marshboth

    A tract of land that is saline or impregnated with salt.

  2. 2.
    saltclassical

    The salt itself, or a saline substance.

السَّبْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    salt marshboth

    A saline tract of land, often characterized by salt-encrusted soil.

صُبَيْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cotton saltclassical

    The saline residue or salt that adheres to cotton.

سُبَيْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cotton saltclassical

    The saline residue or salt that adheres to cotton.

Parallel reading

الصبخة: السبخة.
Al-Ṣabkhah: Al-Sabkhah.
وصبيخة القطن: سبيخته.
And the ṣubaykhah of cotton: its sabikhah.