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الكلحم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the concept of earth, soil, or dust. It appears to be a less common root with limited derived forms.

Derived headwords

اَلْكَلْحَمُnoun
  1. 1.
    earth, soil, dustclassical

    Refers to the ground, dirt, or fine particles of earth.

كَزَبْرَجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    earth, soil, dustclassical

    An alternative term for earth, soil, or dust, often used synonymously with الكلحم.

Parallel reading

اَلْكَلْحَمُ، كَزَبْرَجٌ وَالْحَاءُ مُهْمَلَةٌ: التُّرَابُ.
Al-kalḥam, kazbaraj, and the ḥāʾ is unpointed: dust.