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الخنتعة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a specific type of wild animal, the female fox. It may also extend to related concepts of cunning or slyness associated with foxes.

Derived headwords

الخِنْتَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Female foxboth

    The female of the fox species.

خِنْتَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Foxboth

    A general term for a fox, often implying the female.

Parallel reading

الخنتعة، كقنفذة: الأنثى من الثعالب.
Al-khint'a'ah, like qunfudhah: the female of the foxes.