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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of emptiness, desolation, and vastness, often associated with arid or barren land. It can also refer to specific geographical features like valleys and sand dunes, and abstract concepts like hunger.

Derived headwords

خَوٌnoun

1.
hungerclassical
A state of intense craving for food.
2.
sand duneclassical
A mound or ridge of sand formed by the wind, typically found in deserts.
3.
wide valleyclassical
A large, expansive valley, often a geographical feature.

خُوَّةnoun

1.
empty landclassical
An area of land that is desolate, barren, or unoccupied.

Parallel reading

الخو: الجوع

Al-khaw: hunger

وكثيب بنجد

And a sand dune in Najd

والوادي الواسع

And the wide valley

ويوم خو: لبني أسد م

And Yawm Khaw: a day for Banu Asad

والخوة، بالضم: الأرض الخالية

And al-khuwwah, with dammah: the empty land