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جخب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a type of foolishness or lack of good qualities, often associated with a person who is useless or incompetent. It seems to focus on negative personal attributes.

Derived headwords

الجخابةnoun
  1. 1.
    Foolish personclassical

    A foolish person who possesses no good qualities. It is used to describe someone utterly useless.

جخابةadjective
  1. 1.
    Foolish, uselessclassical

    An adjective describing someone as foolish and lacking any merit or usefulness.

Parallel reading

الجخابة، مثل السحابة: الاحمق الذى لا خير فيه
Al-Jakhābah, like al-sahābah: the fool who has no good in him.
إنه لجخابة هلباجة
He is indeed a foolish, useless person.