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خضعب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe states of weakness, flabbiness, or being overweight, and also a state of confusion or disorder.

Derived headwords

الخضعبةnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessboth

    A state of being weak or feeble.

  2. 2.
    fat womanclassical

    A description of a woman who is plump or stout.

  3. 3.
    weak womanclassical

    A description of a woman who is weak or frail.

الخضعبnoun
  1. 1.
    weak personboth

    A description of a person who is weak or feeble.

  2. 2.
    large, strong personclassical

    A description of a person who is large, stout, and strong.

تخضعبverb
  1. 1.
    to become mixed upclassical

    The state of affairs becoming confused, disordered, and weak.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو الضعف
And Ibn Duraid said: it is weakness.
وقال غيره: الخضعبة: المرأة السمينة
And others said: Al-Khad'aba: the fat woman.
وقيل: هي الضعيفة
And it was said: she is the weak one.
وقيل: الخضعب: الضعيف، والضخم الشديد
And it was said: Al-Khad'ab: the weak, and the large, strong one.
وتخضعب أمرهم: اختلط وضعف
And their affair became confused: mixed up and weak.