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خضب

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of dyeing or coloring, especially hair and hands, often with henna. It extends to descriptions of things that are colored, and metaphorically to the appearance of certain natural phenomena or animals.

Derived headwords

خَضَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to dyeboth

    To color something, particularly hair or hands, typically with a dye like henna.

خِضَابnoun
  1. 1.
    dyeboth

    That which is used for dyeing, such as henna for coloring hair or hands.

  2. 2.
    coloringboth

    The act or result of coloring.

اخْتَضَبَverb
  1. 1.
    he dyed/stained himself with henna or similarboth

    he dyed/stained himself with henna or similar

مُخْتَضِبadjective
  1. 1.
    dyedboth

    Having been dyed or colored, especially referring to hair or hands.

كَفّ خَضِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    dyed handboth

    A hand that has been dyed, typically with henna.

خَضِيبname
  1. 1.
    a dyed/stained handboth

    a dyed/stained hand

خَضْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    he dyed/stained it (verb form 'ḍaraba')both

    he dyed/stained it (verb form 'ḍaraba')

بَنَان خَضِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    dyed fingertipsboth

    Fingertips that are dyed, often implying excessive application for emphasis.

مِخْضَبnoun
  1. 1.
    dyeing basinclassical

    A basin or vessel used for dyeing, particularly for henna.

خَضَبَ النَّخْلverb
  1. 1.
    to become greenclassical

    Used to describe palm trees when they become green, indicating new growth.

خَاضِبadjective
  1. 1.
    greenishclassical

    Describing a male ostrich (ظليم) that has eaten spring vegetation and whose tail feathers have turned reddish or yellowish.

Parallel reading

الخضاب: ما يختضب به.
Al-khidab: that which is used for dyeing.
وقد خضبت الشئ أخضبه خضبا.
And I dyed a thing, I dye it, with dyeing.
واختضب بالحناء ونحوه.
And he dyed himself with henna and the like.
وكف خضيب.
And a dyed hand.
والكف الخضيب: نجم.
And Al-Kaff Al-Khadib: a star.
والخضبة مثال الهمزة: المرأة الكثيرة الاختضاب،
And Al-Khadbah (with the pattern of hamza): the woman who dyes excessively,
وبنان خضيب: مخضب، شدد للمبالغة.
And dyed fingertips: dyed, intensified for exaggeration.
والمخضب: المركن.
And Al-Makhdab: the dyeing basin.
وخضب النخل، إذا اخضر.
And the palm trees became green, when they turned green.
والخاضب: الظليم الذي أكل الربيع واحمر ظنبوباه أو اصفرا.
And Al-Khadib: the male ostrich that ate the spring vegetation and its tail feathers turned red or yellow.
له ساقا ظليم خاضب
He has the legs of a greenish male ostrich
ولا يقال ذلك إلا للظليم، دون النعامة.
And this is only said of the male ostrich, not the female ostrich.