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المضط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of combing or a comb, with variations in pronunciation and usage across different dialects and time periods.

Derived headwords

المُضْطnoun
  1. 1.
    combboth

    A tool used for grooming hair, typically made of a row of teeth.

المُشْطnoun
  1. 1.
    combboth

    A tool used for grooming hair, typically made of a row of teeth.

Parallel reading

المضط، ms0915 بالضم: المشط
Al-muḍṭ, with dammah: al-mushṭ.
وتأتي فيه اللغات المتقدمة
And the aforementioned linguistic variations occur in it.
لغة لربيعة واليمن يجعلون الشين ضادا غير خالصة
A dialect of Rabīʿah and Yemen, they make the shīn a non-pure ḍād.