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لخص

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of summarizing, clarifying, or explaining something concisely. It also extends to physical descriptions, such as a heavy eyelid or a fleshy udder.

Derived headwords

التلخيصnoun
  1. 1.
    clarification and explanationboth

    clarification and explanation

لخصverb
  1. 1.
    To summarizeboth

    To condense information or speech into a shorter form, retaining the main points.

  2. 2.
    To clarifyboth

    To make something clear or understandable.

لخصnoun
  1. 1.
    Heavy eyelidclassical

    A condition where the upper eyelid droops or is heavy.

ألخصadjective
  1. 1.
    the house made of reedsboth

    the house made of reeds

لخيصadjective
  1. 1.
    Fleshy (udder)classical

    Describing an udder that is very fleshy, making it difficult for milk to be extracted easily.

Parallel reading

التلخيص: التبيين والشرح.
Summarization: clarification and explanation.
واللخص: أن يكون الجفن الأعلى لحيما.
And 'al-lakhas' is when the upper eyelid is heavy.
وقد لخص الرجل فهو ألخص.
And the man has a heavy eyelid, so he is 'al-alkhas'.
وضرع لخيص، بكسر الخاء، أي كثير اللحم لا يكاد اللبن يخرج منه إلا بشدة.
And an udder is 'lakhees', with a kasra on the kha, meaning very fleshy, such that milk can hardly be extracted from it except with difficulty.