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خمشتر

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root appears to be an obscure or possibly erroneous entry, primarily associated with the meaning of a base, ignoble, or contemptible man. It is noted as being omitted by al-Jawhari and is described using a pattern similar to 'ghadnfara'.

Derived headwords

الخمشترnoun
  1. 1.
    ignoble manclassical

    A man who is base, ignoble, and contemptible.

كغضنفرother
  1. 1.
    like ghadnfaraclassical

    This is a comparative phrase, indicating that the word 'al-khamshtar' follows a pattern similar to the word 'ghadnfara'.

الشين معجمةother
  1. 1.
    the letter sheen is dottedclassical

    This is a linguistic note indicating that the letter 'sh' (ش) in the word is vocalized with dots, distinguishing it from similar undotted letters.

أهمله الجوهريother
  1. 1.
    al-Jawhari omitted itclassical

    This refers to the fact that the lexicographer al-Jawhari did not include this word or root in his dictionary.

الجماعةnoun
  1. 1.
    groupboth

    A collection of people or things; a multitude.

الرجل اللئيمnoun
  1. 1.
    the base manclassical

    A man characterized by meanness, baseness, and ignobility.

الدنيءadjective
  1. 1.
    baseboth

    Low in character or quality; ignoble or contemptible.

الخسيسadjective
  1. 1.
    contemptibleboth

    Deserving of scorn or contempt; worthless or base.

Parallel reading

الخمشتر كغضنفر
Al-Khamshtar is like Ghadnfara.
والشين معجمة
And the letter sheen is dotted.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari omitted it.
والجماعة
And the group.
وهو الرجل اللئيم
And he is the base man.
الدنيء الخسيس
The ignoble, the contemptible.