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خذعب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of cutting or dividing something, possibly with a sharp object like a sword. It also has a derived meaning related to a piece or portion of something, such as a piece of gourd, cucumber, or fat.

Derived headwords

خَذَعَبَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cut itclassical

    To cut something, specifically mentioned in relation to cutting with a sword.

خُذْعُوبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece of gourd or cucumberclassical

    A piece or portion of a gourd, cucumber, or fat.

  2. 2.
    piece of fatclassical

    A piece or portion of a gourd, cucumber, or fat.

Parallel reading

خذعبه بالسيف وبخذعه (: قطعه)
He cut it with the sword and by cutting it (: he cut it).
والخذعوبة، بالضم: القطعة من القرعة أو القثاء أو الشحم
And al-khudhu'ubah, with dammah: the piece of gourd or cucumber or fat.