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خثعب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific anatomical terms, particularly concerning the posterior opening of the digestive tract. It also has a specific application to a female camel known for abundant milk.

Derived headwords

الخِنْثَعِبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    She-camel with abundant milkclassical

    A female camel that is very generous with her milk.

  2. 2.
    Anusclassical

    The term refers to the anus, the opening at the end of the digestive tract.

خِنْثَعِبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    She-camel with abundant milkclassical

    A female camel that is very generous with her milk.

  2. 2.
    Anusclassical

    The term refers to the anus, the opening at the end of the digestive tract.

Parallel reading

الخِنْثَعِبَة، مثلثة الخاء، والثاء المثلثة مفتوحة
Al-khinth'abah, with the kha' and the thaa' being pronounced with their respective vowel markings.
الخنثعبة بضمتين
Al-khunth'ubah, with both the kha' and the thaa' being pronounced with dammah.
هي: الناقة الغزيرة اللبن
It refers to: the she-camel with abundant milk.
قال سيبويه: النون في خنثعبة زائدة وإن كانت ثانية
Sibawayh said: The 'noon' in 'khunth'abah' is an addition, even though it is the second letter.
لأنها لو كانت كجردحل كانت خنثعبة كجردحل، وجردحل بناء معدوم
Because if it were like 'jardahal', it would be 'khunth'abah' like 'jardahal', and 'jardahal' is a non-existent structure.
وقد أعاد المؤلف هذه المادة في النون لأجل التنبيه، كما يأتي.
The author has repeated this entry under the letter 'noon' for the purpose of drawing attention, as will be mentioned later.
والخنثعبة: اسم للاست، عن كراع.
And 'al-khunth'abah': is a name for the anus, according to Kra'a.