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خنذ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of elevation, strong male animals, and possibly castration. The primary derived term refers to a mountain peak or a powerful male animal, with some senses indicating it can also refer to a castrated animal, suggesting a semantic duality or opposition.

Derived headwords

الخُنْذِيذnoun
  1. 1.
    Mountain peakclassical

    The summit of a mountain that overlooks the surrounding area.

  2. 2.
    Stallionclassical

    A strong, virile male horse.

  3. 3.
    Eunuchclassical

    A castrated male, specifically referring to a castrated animal in this context.

الخَنَاذِيذnoun
  1. 1.
    Horsesclassical

    A plural form referring to horses, described as being of good quality.

Parallel reading

الخنذيذ: رأس الجبل المشرف.
Al-khundhīdh: the overlooking mountain peak.
والخنذيذ: الفحل.
And al-khundhīdh: the stallion.
وخنذيذ ترى الغرمول منه * كطى الزق علقه التجار
And a khundhīdh, you see its sheath * like a waterskin tied up by merchants.
والخنذيذ: الخصى، وهو من الأضداد.
And al-khundhīdh: the castrated one, and it is one of the antonyms.
الخناذيذ: الخيل.
Al-khanādhīdh: the horses.
وخناذيذ خصية وفحولا
And horses, some castrated and some virile.
فوصفها بالجودة، أي منها فحول ومنها خصيان.
So he described them as being of good quality, meaning some of them are virile and some are castrated.
فخرج الآن من حد الاضداد.
Thus it now departs from the category of antonyms.