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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the lower part of the abdomen, specifically when it is relaxed or hanging. It is used to describe a woman with such a physical characteristic.

Derived headwords

خَثْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lower abdomenclassical

    The lower part of the abdomen, particularly when it is relaxed and hanging.

خَثْوَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    flabby lower abdomenclassical

    Describing a woman who has a relaxed and hanging lower abdomen.

Parallel reading

الخثوة: أسفل البطن إذا كان مسترخيا.
Al-khathwah: the lower abdomen when it is relaxed.
وامرأة خثواء، ولا يقال ذلك للرجل.
And a woman is khathwa', and this is not said of a man.