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الخشتق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to types of fabric or materials, specifically flax or silk. It also refers to a specific part of a garment.

Derived headwords

الخَشْتَقnoun
  1. 1.
    flaxclassical

    A plant whose fibers are used to make linen fabric.

  2. 2.
    silkclassical

    A fine, strong, soft lustrous fiber obtained from silkworms and used for textiles.

الخَشْتَقnoun
  1. 1.
    piece of clothclassical

    A piece of fabric, specifically one located under the armpit of a garment.

خَشْتَجَهother
  1. 1.
    borrowed wordclassical

    Indicates that the word 'khushtajah' is a loanword from another language.

Parallel reading

الخشتق، كجعفر: الكتان، أو الإبريسم، أو قطعة في الثوب تحت الإبط، معرب: خشتجه.
Al-khushtaq, like Ja'far: flax, or silk, or a piece in the garment under the armpit, a loanword: khushtajah.