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الخز

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of fine, soft fabric, often silk, and by extension, things that are fine, delicate, or precious. It also extends to meanings related to piercing, trapping, and strong physical attributes.

Derived headwords

الخُزّnoun
  1. 1.
    Silk fabricboth

    A type of fine, soft fabric, traditionally associated with silk, used for clothing.

  2. 2.
    Fine clothclassical

    Generally refers to any fine or luxurious cloth.

خُرُوزnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of silk fabricclassical

    The plural form of 'khuzz', referring to multiple pieces or types of silk fabric.

خَزّnoun
  1. 1.
    Thorns on a wallclassical

    Thorns or sharp objects placed on a wall to prevent climbing.

خَزّnoun
  1. 1.
    Alignment with an arrowclassical

    The act of aligning oneself or something with an arrow, possibly in preparation for shooting or in a metaphorical sense of direction.

خَزّnoun
  1. 1.
    Piercingclassical

    The act of piercing or stabbing.

الاختزازnoun
  1. 1.
    Piercingclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) for piercing or stabbing, similar to 'khazz'.

خَزّname
  1. 1.
    Tribe nameclassical

    The name of a branch of the Taghlib tribe.

خَزّname
  1. 1.
    River nameclassical

    The name of a river located between Wasit and Basra.

خَزّname
  1. 1.
    Well nameclassical

    The name of a well, described as 'rakiyah'.

خَرَزnoun
  1. 1.
    Male rabbitboth

    The male of the rabbit species.

خِزَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Male rabbitsclassical

    Plural of 'kharaz', referring to male rabbits.

أَخَزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Male rabbitsclassical

    Another plural form for 'kharaz', referring to male rabbits.

مَخَزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Place of male rabbitsclassical

    The place or habitat where male rabbits are found.

خَزّازname
  1. 1.
    Horse nameclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to the Banu Yarbu' tribe.

خَزّازname
  1. 1.
    Poet's nameclassical

    The name of a poet, Ibn Luzan.

خَزّازname
  1. 1.
    Hadith narrator nameclassical

    The name of a hadith narrator, Ibn Mus'ab.

خَزَازَىname
  1. 1.
    Mountain nameclassical

    A mountain where fires were lit at dawn during raids.

الخَزْخَزadjective
  1. 1.
    Muscularclassical

    Describing someone who is thick-muscled or robust.

خَزِيزadjective
  1. 1.
    Very dryclassical

    Describing something, like a 'awsaj' (shrub), as extremely dry.

اختززverb
  1. 1.
    To seize in a groupclassical

    To approach a group and seize something or someone from them.

اختززverb
  1. 1.
    To seize a camelclassical

    To seize a camel from a herd, similar to the general meaning of seizing from a group.

Parallel reading

الخز من الثياب: م ج: خروز
Al-khuzz from garments: its plural is khurooz.
ووضع الشوك في الحائط لئلا يتسلق
And placing thorns on the wall so that one cannot climb it.
والانتظام بالسهم
And aligning with the arrow.
والطعن، كالاختزاز
And piercing, like al-ikhtizaz.
وكسحاب: بطن من تغلب
And like 'suhab': a branch of Taghlib.
واسم، ونهر بين واسط والبصرة
And a name, and a river between Wasit and Basra.
وكقطام: ركية
And like 'qattām': a well.
والخرز، كصرد: ذكر الأرانب
And al-kharaz, like 'sard': the male of the rabbits.
ج: خزان وأخزة وموضعها مخزة
Plural: khazzan and akhazah, and their place is makhazah.
وفرس لبني يربوع
And a mare belonging to Banu Yarbu'.
وابن لوزان الشاعر
And Ibn Luzan the poet.
وابن معصب محدث
And Ibn Mus'ab the hadith narrator.
وحسان بن عتاهية بن خزز بن التجيبي مخضرم
And Hassan bin 'Utahiyah bin Khazaz bin Al-Tujibi was a companion of two eras (Jahiliyyah and Islam).
ومحمد بن خزز الطبراني: له تاريخ
And Muhammad bin Khazaz Al-Tabarani: he has a history.
وخزازى، كحبالى، أو كسحاب: جبل كانوا يوقدون عليه غداة الغارة
And Khazzāzā, like 'hubālā', or like 'suhāb': a mountain on which they used to light fires at dawn of the raid.
والخزخز، بالضم: الغليظ العضل
And al-khazkhaz, with dammah: the thick-muscled.
وكعلبط وعلابط: القوي الشديد
And like 'albat' and 'alābit': the strong, the severe.
والخزيز: العوسج الجاف جدا
And al-khazīz: the very dry acacia.
واختززته: أتيته في جماعة فأخذته منها
And I ikhtazaztuhu: I came to him in a group and took him from them.
والبعير من الإبل: كذلك
And the camel from the camels: likewise.