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خدرس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to things that are old, aged, or ancient. It is most notably used to describe aged wine, but can also be applied to other aged items like grain.

Derived headwords

الخَنْدَرِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    Wineboth

    Wine

خَنْدَرِيسadjective
  1. 1.
    aged, ancientclassical

    Describing something as old or ancient, particularly used for wine or grain that has been stored for a long time.

Parallel reading

الخندريس: الخمر، سميت بذلك لقدمها.
Al-khandarīs: Wine, so named because of its age.
ومننه قيل: حنطة خندريس، للعتيقة.
And from this it is said: 'khandarīs grain', meaning ancient.