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الخنطير

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root describes an elderly person, specifically focusing on physical characteristics associated with aging, such as sagging eyelids and facial flesh.

Derived headwords

الخُنْطِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    elderly personclassical

    An old person, particularly one characterized by sagging eyelids and facial flesh.

Parallel reading

الخُنْطِير، كقِنْدِيل: العَجُوز المُسْتَرْخِيَة الجُفُون ولَحْم الوَجْه.
Al-khunṭīr, like qindīl: the old woman with sagging eyelids and facial flesh.