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ضخز

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to the concept of 'خصّ' (to single out, to make specific) or 'بخص' (to make specific, to particularize). It is noted as being obscure and possibly related to another root, 'شخز'.

Derived headwords

ضَخَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to single outclassical

    To single out or make specific, similar to the meaning of 'خصّ'.

  2. 2.
    to particularizeclassical

    To make something particular or specific.

Parallel reading

ضخز عينه، بالخاء المعجمة، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Dakhaza his eye, with the dotted khāʼ, Imām al-Jawharī and Ṣāḥib al-Lisān neglected it.
وهو كمنع، أي بخصها
And it is like manʻa, meaning to single it out.
وهو قول أبي عمرو
And this is the saying of Abū ʻAmr.
ولم أر أحدا يعرفه
And I have not seen anyone who knows it.
وقد تقدم ذلك في شخز
And that has preceded in the root shakhaza.