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الدخشن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something rough, coarse, or thick, particularly in relation to physical attributes like the cheek or a person's build. It can also refer to a specific name.

Derived headwords

الدَّخْشَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Cheekclassical

    Refers to the cheek, likely implying a thick or prominent one.

  2. 2.
    Thickset manclassical

    Describes a man who is stout, robust, or of a heavy build.

دَخْشَنname
  1. 1.
    Nameboth

    Indicates that this word can be used as a proper name.

Parallel reading

الدخشن، كجعفر والشين معجمة: الخدبة، والرجل الغليظ.
Ad-dakhshan, like Ja'far (with the letter shīn vocalized), means the cheek-bone, and the thickset man.
وكقنفذ: اسم.
And like Qunfudh, it is a name.