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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, particularly in the belly, and is used as an adjective for a person with a large abdomen. It is noted as being omitted by al-Jawhari but present in other classical dictionaries.

Derived headwords

رَجُلٌ دَخْبَشٌadjective
  1. 1.
    large-bellied manclassical

    A man who is large in the belly, meaning he has a big stomach.

دَخْبَشٌadjective
  1. 1.
    large-belliedclassical

    Describing someone, particularly a man, as having a large or protruding belly.

دَخْبَشٌnoun
  1. 1.
    large bellyclassical

    The condition of having a large belly; a protruding abdomen.

Parallel reading

رجل دخبش، كجعفر، وعلابط
A large-bellied man, like Ja'far, and 'alabaṭ.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari omitted it.
وقال الصاغاني وصاحب اللسان أي عظيم البطن
And al-Saghani and the author of al-Lisan said it means 'large-bellied'.
عن ابن دريد
From Ibn Durayd.
كما في العباب
As mentioned in al-'Abab.