اللخن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns unpleasant qualities, specifically related to foul odors, corruption, and uncircumcised states. It extends to describe physical blemishes and offensive speech.

Derived headwords

اللَخَنnoun

1.
foreskin residueclassical
The white substance found on a boy's foreskin before circumcision.
2.
donkey's blemishclassical
A blemish or mark on a wild ass (jirdan).
3.
foul odorboth
An unpleasant or foul smell, particularly of the private parts and armpits.
4.
foul speechboth
Offensive or vulgar language.

اللُخْنَةnoun

1.
shoulder lumpclassical
A small piece of flesh or lump located at the lower part of the shoulder.

لَخِنَverb

1.
to be foul-smellingboth
To have a foul or unpleasant odor, referring to a waterskin or similar object.
2.
to be spoiledclassical
To become spoiled or corrupted, referring to a nut or similar item.

ألْخَنadjective

1.
uncircumcised (male)classical
A male who has not been circumcised.

لَخْنَاءadjective

1.
uncircumcised (female)classical
A female who has not been circumcised.

Parallel reading

البياض الذي في قلفة الصبي قبل الختان

The whiteness that is in the foreskin of the boy before circumcision.

وعلى جردان الحمار

And on the wild asses.

واللخنة، بالكسر: بضعة في أسفل الكتف

And al-lukhnah, with kasra: a piece of flesh in the lower part of the shoulder.

ولخن السقاء وغيره، كفرح: أنتن

And the waterskin and other things became foul-smelling, as in 'faraha': they became foul-smelling.

والجوزة: فسدت

And the nut: it became spoiled.

ورجل ألخن

And a man al-khan (uncircumcised).

وأمة لخناء

And a female slave lakhna' (uncircumcised).

لم يختنا

They were not circumcised.

واللخن، محركة: قبح ريح الفرج والأرفاغ

And al-lakhn, with haraka: the foulness of the smell of the private parts and the armpits.

وقبح الكلام

And the foulness of speech.