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الخمجر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes brackish or unpleasant water, and by extension, a state of confusion or commotion.

Derived headwords

الخمجرnoun
  1. 1.
    Brackish waterboth

    Water that is salty or not entirely fresh, often undrinkable by humans but consumed by animals.

  2. 2.
    Unpleasant waterclassical

    Water that is bitter or otherwise unpalatable.

الخمجريرnoun
  1. 1.
    Brackish waterboth

    Water that is salty or not entirely fresh, often undrinkable by humans but consumed by animals.

  2. 2.
    Bitter waterclassical

    Water that has a bitter taste.

خمجريرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Commotionclassical

    A state of confusion, disturbance, or noisy activity.

  2. 2.
    Disturbanceclassical

    A disruption or agitation.

Parallel reading

الخمجر، كجعفر وعلبط وعلابط، والخمجرير: الماء الملح، أو الذي لا يبلغ الأجاج، وتشربه الدواب، أو الخمجرير المر.
Al-khamjar, like Ja'far, 'alabaṭ, and 'alābiṭ, and al-khamjarīr: salty water, or that which has not reached extreme saltiness, and which animals drink, or the bitter al-khamjarīr.
وبينهم خمجريرة: تهويش.
And between them is a khamjarīrah: commotion.