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الجمحل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to a specific type of fleshy substance found within shells, particularly oysters. It describes the edible part of shellfish.

Derived headwords

الجُمَحْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Flesh within shellclassical

    The fleshy part found inside a shell, such as that of an oyster.

كشَمْخَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Oyster fleshclassical

    A synonym for the fleshy part found within a shell, specifically referring to the edible portion of an oyster.

Parallel reading

الجمحل، كشمخر: لحم يكون في جوف الصدف.
Al-jumahil, kashmakhar: flesh that is in the interior of the shell.