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جمخر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to hollowness or being hollow, specifically in the context of bones. It describes something as hollow or having a wide interior.

Derived headwords

الجُمُخُورnoun
  1. 1.
    hollow boneclassical

    A hollow bone, specifically referring to the hollow interior of a bone.

جَمَخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hollowclassical

    To be hollow or have a wide interior, particularly used for bones.

أَجْوَفadjective
  1. 1.
    hollowboth

    Having a hollow interior; wide-mouthed or wide-bodied.

قَصَبnoun
  1. 1.
    hollow reedsclassical

    Hollow reeds or tubes, used here to describe the hollow nature of bones.

Parallel reading

هو الأجوف
It is hollow.
أي الواسع الجوف
Meaning having a wide interior.
وكل قصب أجوف من قصب العظم: جمخر
And every hollow reed from the hollow of a bone is jamkhar.