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خثر

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root خثر (khathara) primarily describes the process of thickening, curdling, or becoming dense, often applied to liquids like milk or honey. It extends metaphorically to describe a state of emotional heaviness, sluggishness, or confusion, and can also refer to a group of people or a specific social situation.

Derived headwords

خَثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to thicken, curdleboth

    Used for liquids like milk and honey, indicating they become thick or coagulated.

خَثُرَverb
  1. 1.
    to thicken, curdleclassical

    An alternative form for the thickening of liquids, often associated with a specific pronunciation.

خَثِرَverb
  1. 1.
    to thicken, curdleclassical

    Another variant pronunciation for the thickening of liquids.

خَثْرًاnoun
  1. 1.
    thickeningclassical

    The verbal noun (masdar) for the act of thickening or curdling, with a specific vowel pattern.

خُثُورًاnoun
  1. 1.
    thickeningclassical

    A verbal noun (masdar) indicating the state or process of becoming thick, associated with the verb خثر (khathara).

خَثَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thick residueboth

    The thick part or residue left after a liquid has been processed or separated.

  2. 2.
    heaviness of spiritclassical

    Metaphorically refers to a feeling of emotional heaviness, sluggishness, or lack of vitality.

خَثُورَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thickeningclassical

    A verbal noun (masdar) for the state of being thick or curdled, derived from the verb خثر (khathura).

خَثَرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    thickeningclassical

    A verbal noun (masdar) for the act of thickening, considered unusual for its lack of inherent motion.

أَخْثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to leave thickclassical

    To cause something, like butter, to remain thick or un-melted.

خَثَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to make thickclassical

    To cause something to become thick or curdled.

خَاثِرadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, curdledboth

    Describing a liquid that has become thick or coagulated.

  2. 2.
    heavy-spirited, sluggishclassical

    Describing a person who is emotionally heavy, listless, or not feeling well.

  3. 3.
    stiff-bonedclassical

    Describing someone whose bones feel heavy or stiff.

خَاثِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    group of peopleclassical

    A dense or thick group or gathering of people.

  2. 2.
    woman with slight painclassical

    A woman experiencing a slight pain or feeling of weakness.

خَثِرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be shy, embarrassedclassical

    To feel shy or embarrassed.

خَثِرَverb
  1. 1.
    to stay behindclassical

    To remain in a settlement and not go out with others, often due to shyness or sluggishness.

خُثَرَاء الأَنْفُسadjective
  1. 1.
    confused, mixed-upclassical

    Describing people whose spirits or minds are mixed up or confused.

خَثْرَى الأَنْفُسadjective
  1. 1.
    confused, mixed-upclassical

    An alternative form describing people whose spirits or minds are mixed up or confused.

مُخَثَّرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    feeling slight painclassical

    Describing a woman who feels a slight pain or weakness, similar to خاثرة.

Parallel reading

خثر اللبن والعسل ونحوهما
Milk, honey, and the like thicken.
خثر بالضم لغة قليلة في كلامهم
Khathara with damma is a rare dialectal usage.
خثر بالكسر، يخثر (خثرا)، بفتح فسكون، (وخثورا) بالضم
Khathira with kasra, yakhthuru (khatharan) with fatha and sukun, and (khathuran) with damma.
ذهب صفوه وبقيت خثارته
Its pure part went away, and its thick residue remained.
خثرت نفسه: غثت وخبثت وثقلت واختلطت
His spirit became heavy: it was nauseated, corrupted, heavy, and mixed.
أصبح رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو خاثر النفس
The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, woke up with a heavy spirit.
يا أم سليم، مالي أرى ابنك خاثر النفس؟
O Umm Sulaym, why do I see your son with a heavy spirit?
فذكرنا له الذي رأيناه من خثوره
And we mentioned to him what we saw of his sluggishness.
خثر الرجل: استحيا
The man became shy: he felt embarrassed.
خثر الرجل: أقام في الحي ولم يخرج مع القوم إلى الميرة
The man stayed behind: he remained in the settlement and did not go out with the people for provisions.
رأيت خاثرة من الناس، أي جماعة كثيفة
I saw a dense group of people, meaning a thick gathering.
الخاثرة: المرأة التي تجد الشيء القليل من الوجع والفترة
Al-khathirah: the woman who feels a slight amount of pain and weakness.
قوم خثراء الأنفس وخثرى الأنفس، أي مختلطون
People with confused spirits and confused spirits, meaning mixed up.
أخثر الزبد: تركه خاثرا
He left the butter thick: he left it un-melted.
لا يدري أيخثر أم يذيب
He does not know whether to thicken or to melt.
فيختلط خاثره، أي غليظه، برقيقه فلا يصفو
And its thick part, meaning its dense part, mixes with its thin part, so it does not become clear.