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الكشخان

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific derogatory term for a man, possibly implying effeminacy or a lack of masculine honor. It also includes a verb form associated with addressing someone by this term.

Derived headwords

الكشخانname
  1. 1.
    effeminate manclassical

    A man who is considered effeminate, lacking in masculine honor or virility.

كشخهverb
  1. 1.
    to call someone 'kashkhan'classical

    To address a man by the derogatory term 'kashkhan'.

تكشيخاother
  1. 1.
    calling someone 'kashkhan'classical

    The verbal noun (masdar) of the verb 'kashakha', referring to the act of calling someone 'kashkhan'.

كشخنهverb
  1. 1.
    to call someone 'kashkhan'classical

    An alternative verb form meaning to address a man by the derogatory term 'kashkhan'.

Parallel reading

الكشخان، ويكسر: الديوث.
Al-kashkhan, and it is pronounced with a kasra (on the shīn): the cuckold/effeminate man.
وكشخه تكشيخا، وكشخنه: قال له: يا كشخان.
And he said to him 'kashakha' (form II) with a 'takshikhan' (masdar), and 'kashkhanahu' (form II): 'O kashkhan'.