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خزب

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a state of swelling or tenderness, particularly concerning animal udders and meat. It also extends to a sense of rapid cutting.

Derived headwords

خَزَبَتْverb
  1. 1.
    udder swelledclassical

    The udder of a female animal, such as a camel or sheep, became swollen.

تَخْزِبُverb
  1. 1.
    udder swelledclassical

    The udder of a female animal, such as a camel or sheep, became swollen.

خَزْبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    swelling of udderclassical

    The condition of an udder becoming swollen and its ducts becoming constricted.

خَزْبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    tender meatclassical

    Meat that is tender and soft.

خَزِبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    tenderclassical

    Describing meat that is tender and soft.

خُزْبَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    tender piece of meatclassical

    A piece of meat that is tender and soft.

خَزْلَبَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    rapid cuttingclassical

    The act of cutting something quickly and swiftly.

Parallel reading

خزبت الناقة بالكسر تخزب خزبا، إذا ورم ضرعها وضاقت أحاليلها، وكذلك الشاة.
The she-camel swelled in the udder (with kasra), it swells in the udder, a swelling, if its udder became swollen and its ducts constricted, and likewise the ewe.
يقال لحم خزب، إذا كان رخصا.
It is said of meat that it is 'khazib' if it is tender.
وكل لحمة رخصة خزبة.
And every tender piece of meat is 'khazbah'.
والخزلبة: القطع السريع.
And 'khazlabah' means rapid cutting.