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لخز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of sharpness or being sharp, particularly in the context of a knife. It is noted as being neglected by several prominent lexicographers.

Derived headwords

اللخزnoun
  1. 1.
    sharp knifeclassical

    A knife that is sharp or has been sharpened.

لخزverb
  1. 1.
    to sharpenclassical

    To make something sharp, specifically referring to a knife.

Parallel reading

اللخز، بالخاء المعجمة: السكين المحددة
Al-lakhz, with the dotted khāʼ: the sharp knife.
أهمله الجوهري، والصاغاني، وصاحبا اللسان والأساس، وكذا ابن القطاع.
Al-Jawharī, Al-Ṣāghānī, the two companions of Al-Lisān and Al-Asās, and also Ibn al-Qaṭṭāʿ neglected it.
وأراه من لخز السكين، إذا حددها.
And I think it is from 'lakhz al-sikkīn', if it sharpens it.