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الخذنتان

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific anatomical parts, primarily the testicles or ears, and also describes something as large or bulky.

Derived headwords

الخُذْنَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    testiclesclassical

    The male reproductive glands, also known as testes.

  2. 2.
    earsclassical

    The organs of hearing and balance.

  3. 3.
    ischiaclassical

    The bones that form the lower part of the pelvis, upon which one sits.

خُذَانِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    bulkyclassical

    Describing something as large, thick-skinned, or bulky.

Parallel reading

الخذنتان، بضم الخاء والذال المعجمة وفتح النون المشددة: الإسكتان، أو الخصيتان، أو الأذنان، لغة في الحاء.
Al-khudhnatan, with damma on the khāʼ and the muʿjam dhal, and fatḥa on the shadded nūn: the iskitān, or the testicles, or the ears, a variant pronunciation for al-ḥudhnatan.
وجمل خذانية، بالضم مخففة: ضخم جلد.
And a khudhāniyy camel, with damma and lightened: large-skinned.