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العهعخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a specific tree and its medicinal properties. It also addresses a potential textual error regarding the spelling of the word.

Derived headwords

العُهْخِعnoun
  1. 1.
    treeclassical

    A type of tree that is used for medicinal purposes.

وَرَقِهاnoun
  1. 1.
    its leavesclassical

    The leaves of the aforementioned tree, which are also used medicinally.

أنْكَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to denyboth

    To reject or disavow something, in this context, the medicinal use of the tree's leaves.

الخُعْخَعnoun
  1. 1.
    treeclassical

    Another name for the tree mentioned, possibly the correct one according to some.

Parallel reading

العُهْخِع، بالضم: شجرة يتداوى بها
Al-uhkhikh, with dammah: a tree used for medicinal treatment.
وبورقها وأنكرها بعضهم
And by its leaves, and some denied them (its medicinal use).
وقال: إنما هو الخُعْخَع
And he said: It is only Al-khukhkh.
ووقع في كتب البيانيين: العهخع بتقديم الخاء
And it occurred in the books of the rhetoricians: Al-uhkhikh with the letter kha' preceding.
وهو ms0311 غلط
And it is a mistake.