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خرخب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific type of female camel, characterized by its milk production and a rapid decline in that production. It is noted as being omitted by some major lexicographers.

Derived headwords

الخَرْخُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    She-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is weak and produces abundant milk, but whose milk production declines quickly.

خَوَّارَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Weakclassical

    Describing a she-camel that is weak.

Parallel reading

الخَرْخُوب بخاءين كعصفور
Al-kharkhūb (with two khāʾs like ʿaṣfūr)
أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawharī and the author of Al-Lisān omitted it.
وقال الليث: هي الناقة الخوارة الكثيرة اللبن في سرعة انقطاع
And Al-Layth said: It is the weak she-camel, abundant in milk, with a rapid cessation of milk.
هكذا نقله الصاغاني
Thus, Al-Sāghānī transmitted it.