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برخد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to descriptions of women, specifically focusing on qualities of being tender, soft, and well-formed. It is a rare root with limited attestations.

Derived headwords

البَرْخَدَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Tender, soft womanclassical

    A woman who is tender, soft, and well-formed in her features and body.

بَرْخَدَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Tender, soft womanclassical

    A woman who is tender, soft, and well-formed in her features and body.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال اللحياني: هي المرأة التارة الناعمة
And Al-Laythiyani said: She is the tender, soft woman.
هاكذا ذكره في بخنداة
Thus he mentioned it in (the entry for) 'Bakhndah'.
نقله ابن سيده والصاغاني
Ibn Sidah and Al-Sagani transmitted it.
إلا أني رأيته بخط الصاغاني بفتح فسكون، وليس بعد الدال ألف
However, I saw it in Al-Sagani's handwriting with a fatha then a sukun, and there is no alif after the dal.