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خزب

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root خزب (khazaba) primarily relates to swelling, particularly of skin or udders, often without pain. It can also refer to a state of being plump or fatty, and metaphorically to tightness or constriction. The root also encompasses geographical locations, types of flies, and specific minerals.

Derived headwords

خَزَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to swellboth

    The skin swelled, often without pain, or due to excessive fatness.

خَزْبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    swellingboth

    A swelling, particularly of the skin, that occurs without pain, or a state of being plump as if swollen from fatness.

  2. 2.
    tightnessclassical

    Tightness of the teats and the passage of the udder, due to swelling or excess flesh.

  3. 3.
    potteryclassical

    Pottery, in some dialects.

خَزِبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    swollenboth

    Describing skin that is swollen without pain, or plump to the point of appearing swollen.

  2. 2.
    tender meatboth

    Tender and soft meat.

بَعِيرٌ مُخَزَّبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    habitually swollenclassical

    A camel that habitually experiences swelling, particularly of the udder.

تَخَزَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to swell (udder)both

    The udder of a female animal swelled, and its teat passage became tight, or its milk became scarce.

تَخَزُّبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    swelling of the udderclassical

    The swelling of the udder and tightness of its passage, or dryness and reduced milk.

نَاقَةٌ خَزِبَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    swollen-udderedboth

    A female camel with a swollen udder.

خَزْبَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    swollen-udderedboth

    A female camel with a swollen udder, or one with tightness in her teats.

  2. 2.
    having uterine wartsclassical

    A female camel that has warts in her womb, causing her discomfort.

خَوْزَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    swellingclassical

    A swelling, specifically a swelling in the vulva.

خُزْفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    potteryclassical

    Pottery, a term used in some dialects.

خُزْبَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    small hillclassical

    A small hill located in the lands of the tribe of Shukr from the Azd.

خَيْزَبَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    tender meatboth

    Tender and soft meat.

  2. 2.
    male ostrich chickclassical

    The male of the ostrich chicks.

لَحْمَةٌ خَيْزَبَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    tender meatboth

    A piece of meat that is tender and soft.

خَزْبَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    flyclassical

    A type of fly found in meadows.

خَازْبَازٌnoun
  1. 1.
    flyclassical

    Another term for a type of fly.

خُزَيْبَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    gold mineclassical

    A place where gold is mined.

خَزْبَىname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically a location that was home to Banu Salama, situated between the two Qibla mosques and Al-Mathadh.

Parallel reading

خَزَبَ جلده (كفرح) خزباً فهو خَزِبٌ ورم من غير ألم، أو سمن حتى كأنه وارم من السمن
His skin swelled (as in 'faraha') with khazab, so he was khazib, a swelling without pain, or plumpness until it seemed swollen from fatness.
وبعير مخراب إذا كان ذلك من عادته
And a camel is mukhrab if that is its usual condition.
وخزب الجلد: تهيج كهيئة ورم من غير ألم
And khazaba the skin: it became irritated as if swollen without pain.
وخزبت الناقة والشاة كفرح خزباً وتخزب: ورم ضرعها وضاق إحليلها
And the she-camel and the sheep swelled (as in 'faraha') with khazab and takhazzaba: their udders swelled and their teat passages tightened.
أو يبس أي الضرع وقل لبنه
Or the udder dried up, and its milk became scarce.
وقيل: إذا كان فيه شبه الرهل
And it was said: if it had a resemblance to rahal (a type of udder condition).
وناقة خزبة كفرحة وخزباؤ: وارمة الضرع
And a khazibah she-camel (as in 'farhah') and khazba'a: having a swollen udder.
وقيل: الخزب: ضيق أحاليل الناقة والشاة، من ورم، أو كثرة لحم
And it was said: Al-khazb is the tightness of the teats and passages of the she-camel and sheep, from swelling or excess flesh.
أو الخزباؤ: الناقة التي في رحمها ثآليل جمع ثؤلول تتأذى بها
Or Al-khazba'a: the she-camel that has warts in her womb, which cause her discomfort.
ويسمى ذلك الورم خوزب فوعل منه
And that swelling is called khuzab, a fa'al pattern from it.
وقد تخزب ضرعها عند النتاج إذا كان بها شبه الرهل، عن ابن دريد
And her udder may swell at parturition if it has a resemblance to rahal, according to Ibn Duraid.
والخزب محركة الخزف في بعض اللغات، قاله ابن دريد
And Al-khazb (vowelized with harakat) is pottery in some languages, according to Ibn Duraid.
وجبل باليمامة أو أرض بها بين عمايتين والعقيق، وبها معدن وأمير ومنبر، ويقال فيها: خزيات دو
And a mountain in Al-Yamama or a land therein between 'Ammatayn and Al-'Aqiq, and it has a mine, an emir, and a pulpit, and it is said about it: Khuzayyat daw.
والخيزبان: اللحم الرخص اللين، كالخيزب
And Al-khayzaban: tender and soft meat, like Al-khayzab.
والخيزبان: الذكر من فراخ النعام
And Al-khayzaban: the male of the ostrich chicks.
ولحم خزب: رخص، وكل لحمة رخصة خزبة
And khazib meat: tender, and every tender piece of meat is khazibah.
واللحمة الرخصة اللينة خيزبة بفتح الزاي وضمها، قاله ابن دريد
And the tender, soft piece of meat is khayzabah (with fath or damma on the zay), according to Ibn Duraid.
والخزباؤ كهرباء: ذباب، يكون في الروض
And Al-khazba'u (like 'kahraba'u): a fly, found in meadows.
والخازباز: ذباب أيضا
And Al-khazbaz: also a fly.
والعرب تسمي معدن الذهب خزيبة كجهينة
And the Arabs call a gold mine Khuzaybah (like 'Juhaynah').
فقد تركت خزيبة كل وغد يمشي بين خاتام وطاق
Indeed, it has left the gold mine of every scoundrel walking between a ring and an arch.
وخزبى كخبلى: منزلة كانت لبني سلمة بن عمر و، من الأنصار وحدها فيما بين مسجد القبلتين إلى المذاد
And Khazba (like 'khabla') is a stopping place that belonged to Banu Salama bin 'Amr, from the Ansar, located between the two Qibla mosques and Al-Mathadh.
اللهم لا تردني إلى خزبى
O Allah, do not return me to Khazba.
وغيرها) النبي صلى الله عليه وسلموسماها صالحة، تفاؤلا بالخزب الذي هو بمعنى الخزف أو غيرها من معاني المادة
And others) The Prophet, peace be upon him, named it 'Salihah' (good), as an omen of Al-khazb, which means pottery or other meanings of the root.
خزبة، بالضم: جبيل صغير في ديار شكر من الأزد
Khuzbah (with damma): a small hill in the lands of Shukr from the Azd.