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الخوثع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a person of low character or ignoble status. The primary meaning revolves around being base, mean, or ignoble.

Derived headwords

الخَوْثَعُnoun
  1. 1.
    ignoble personclassical

    A person who is base, mean, or ignoble in character or status.

خَوْثَعِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    ignobleclassical

    Describing someone as ignoble, base, or mean.

Parallel reading

الخوثع كجوهر: اللئيم.
The Khawtha' as a substance: the mean person.