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البخثرة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes the state of being turbid, cloudy, or disturbed, particularly in liquids like water or in fabrics. It also encompasses the action of scattering or dispersing something, leading to this disturbed state.

Derived headwords

البَخْثَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    turbidityboth

    The state of being turbid, cloudy, or muddy, especially in water.

  2. 2.
    cloudinessboth

    A lack of clarity or transparency, often applied to liquids.

  3. 3.
    dishevelmentclassical

    A state of being scattered, disordered, or unkempt, particularly referring to fabrics.

يُخْثِرُverb
  1. 1.
    to make turbidboth

    To cause something, like water or a fabric, to become turbid or cloudy.

  2. 2.
    to scatterclassical

    To disperse or spread something out, causing it to become disordered.

تَبَخْثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to become turbidboth

    To become turbid, cloudy, or muddy, especially referring to water.

  2. 2.
    to become scatteredclassical

    To become dispersed or spread out, leading to a disordered state.

Parallel reading

الكدر في ماء أو ثوب.
Turbidity in water or a garment.
ويخثره: بدده، وفرقه فتبخثر.
And it makes it turbid: it scatters it, it disperses it, so it becomes turbid.