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الشنخم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the state of being fat or corpulent. It encompasses adjectives and nouns related to physical bulk and heaviness, often implying a robust or well-fed appearance.

Derived headwords

الشَّنَخْمadjective
  1. 1.
    Fat, corpulentboth

    Describing a person or animal that is significantly overweight, plump, and large in build.

شَنَخِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To be fatboth

    The past tense verb form indicating the state of being fat or corpulent.

Parallel reading

الشَّنَخْمُ، بالخاءِ المُعْجَمَةِ كَجَرْدَحْلٍ: السَّمِينُ.
Al-shanakhmu, with the letter khā' (خ) which has a dot, like jardahlu: the fat one.