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الخنجل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, loud, foolish, or vulgar. It also relates to the act of marriage.

Derived headwords

الخِنْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    large, loud oneboth

    A large and noisy creature or person.

  2. 2.
    foolish oneboth

    A foolish or stupid person.

  3. 3.
    vulgar oneboth

    A vulgar or indecent person.

خَنْجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to marryclassical

    To get married, specifically referring to the act of taking a spouse.

Parallel reading

الخنجل، بالكسر: الجسيمة الصخابة
Al-khinjal, with a kasra: the large and loud one.
والحمقاء
And the foolish one.
والبذيئة
And the vulgar one.
وخنجل: تزوج بخنجل
And khanjala: he married a khinjala.