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البخدن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of a young, tender, or delicate girl. It also encompasses a proper name for a woman.

Derived headwords

البَخْدَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Tender young girlclassical

    A young girl who is soft, delicate, and tender.

  2. 2.
    Woman's nameclassical

    A proper name given to a woman.

بَخْدَنname
  1. 1.
    Woman's nameclassical

    A proper name for a woman.

Parallel reading

البخدن، كجعفر والدال مهملة: الجارية الناعمة، واسم امرأة.
Al-Bakhdan, like Ja'far, with the 'd' unpointed: the tender young girl, and a woman's name.