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خرثمة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the tip or front part of an object, particularly a shoe. It can also refer to the act of being pointed or having a prominent tip.

Derived headwords

خُرْثُمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tip of a shoeboth

    The foremost part or the tip of a shoe.

  2. 2.
    prominent tipclassical

    A pointed or projecting end of something.

خُرْثِمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tip of a shoeboth

    The foremost part or the tip of a shoe. The entry notes that the 'khā'' (خ) can be pronounced with a kasra (كسر).

لِسْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shoe without a tipclassical

    A shoe that lacks a prominent tip or front part.

Parallel reading

خرثمة النعل، ويكسر خاؤها: رأسها
The tip of the shoe, and its 'khā'' can be broken (pronounced with kasra): its head.
فإذا لم يكن لها خرثمة فهي لسنة
And if it does not have a tip, then it is a 'lisnah' (a shoe without a tip).