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تخت

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily refers to a chest or container used for storing clothes. It is a Persian loanword that has been adopted into Arabic.

Derived headwords

التَّخْتnoun
  1. 1.
    Chest for clothesboth

    A container or chest in which clothes are kept and preserved. It is of Persian origin.

Parallel reading

وهو (وعاء يصان فيه الثياب)
which is (a container in which clothes are kept).
فارسي، وقد تكلمت به العرب
It is Persian, and the Arabs have used it.
وهاكذا صرح به ابن دريد أيضا
And thus Ibn Duraid also stated.
وأغفله الخفاجي في شفاء الغليل
And Al-Khafaji overlooked it in Shifa' al-Ghalil.