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الزخرط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to bodily fluids and secretions, specifically mucus and saliva from animals like camels and sheep. It also extends to describe aged animals and a type of plant.

Derived headwords

الزَّخْرَطnoun
  1. 1.
    camel mucusclassical

    The mucus from the nose and mouth of a camel.

  2. 2.
    sheep mucusclassical

    The mucus from the nose and mouth of a sheep.

  3. 3.
    animal salivaclassical

    The saliva of animals, particularly camels and sheep.

الزَّخْرِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    camel mucusclassical

    The mucus from the nose and mouth of a camel.

  2. 2.
    sheep mucusclassical

    The mucus from the nose and mouth of a sheep.

  3. 3.
    animal salivaclassical

    The saliva of animals, particularly camels and sheep.

  4. 4.
    plantclassical

    A type of plant, also referred to as 'az-zakhraṭ'.

جَمَلٌ زَخْرُوطadjective
  1. 1.
    aged camelclassical

    A camel that is old and decrepit, having reached an advanced age.

Parallel reading

الزَّخْرَط، بالكسر: مخاط الإبل والشاة ولعابهما، كالزخريط.
Az-zakhraṭ, with kasra: the mucus of camels and sheep, and their saliva, like az-zakhriṭ.
وجمل زخروط: مسن هرم.
And a zuḥrūṭ camel: old and decrepit.
والزخريط: نبات، كالزخرط.
And az-zakhriṭ: a plant, like az-zakhraṭ.