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الجخادي

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of largeness, fullness, and perhaps abundance, specifically in the context of vessels and animals. It also has a distinct meaning related to locusts.

Derived headwords

الجُخَادِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    milking bowlclassical

    A large bowl or basin in which milk is collected.

  2. 2.
    large animalclassical

    A large or stout animal, particularly a camel, or any large creature.

جُخَادname
  1. 1.
    locustclassical

    A type of locust or grasshopper.

Parallel reading

الجخادي، بالضم وتشديد الياء: الصحن يحلب فيه
Al-jukhadi, with dammah and shadda on the ya: the basin in which milk is collected.
والضخم من الإبل، أو من كل شيء
And the large one among camels, or from everything.
وأبو جخاد، كغراب: الجراد
And Abu Jukhad, like ghurab: the locust.