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زنخ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of unpleasant change, particularly related to the smell or taste of fats and oils. It signifies rancidity, corruption, or a foul odor.

Derived headwords

زَنِخَverb
  1. 1.
    the fat changed (went rancid)both

    the fat changed (went rancid)

  2. 2.
    so it is rancidboth

    so it is rancid

زَنَخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    the fat changed (went rancid)both

    the fat changed (went rancid)

  2. 2.
    so it is rancidboth

    so it is rancid

زَنِخٌadjective
  1. 1.
    the fat changed (went rancid)both

    the fat changed (went rancid)

  2. 2.
    so it is rancidboth

    so it is rancid

Parallel reading

زَنَخَ الدُّهْنُ بِالكَسْرِ، يزْنَخُ زَنَخًا: تَغَيَّرَ
The fat became rancid (with kasra), it becomes rancid, rancidity: it changed.
فَهُوَ زَنِخٌ
And it is rancid.