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الجحرط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe an old, decrepit woman. It focuses on the concept of extreme old age and physical decline associated with it.

Derived headwords

الجَحْرَطnoun
  1. 1.
    old decrepit womanclassical

    A woman who is extremely old and has become frail and worn out due to age.

Parallel reading

الجحرط، بالكسر: العجوز الهرمة.
Al-jaḥraṭ, with a kasra: the aged, decrepit old woman.