خرض

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to young, fresh, and beautiful women, particularly those with a fair complexion. It also touches upon the idea of being inexperienced or newly developed.

Derived headwords

الخريضةnoun

1.
Young, beautiful womanclassical
A young, recently matured woman who is beautiful, fair-skinned, and fresh.

خرائضnoun

1.
Young, beautiful womenclassical
The plural of الخريضة, referring to a group of young, beautiful, and fair-skinned women.

خربصةnoun

1.
Young woman with fair complexionclassical
A young woman characterized by a fair and fresh complexion.

خرابصnoun

1.
Young women with fair complexionclassical
The plural of خربصة, referring to multiple young women with fair complexions.

Parallel reading

الخريضة، كسفينة، أهمله الجوهري.

Al-Kharīḍah, like Safīnah, was neglected by Al-Jawharī.

هي الجارية الحديثة السن، الحسنة، البيضاء التارة، وجمعها خرائض.

She is the young, beautiful, fair-skinned, and fresh maiden, and her plural is kharā'iḍ.

هكذا نقله الأزهري والصاغاني عن الليث.

Thus, Al-Azhari and Al-Saghani transmitted it from Al-Layth.

وقال الأول: لم أسمعه لغير الليث، ولعله بالصاد وهذا يقتضي أنه من مادة خ ر ص

And the first one said: I have not heard it from anyone other than Al-Layth, and perhaps it is with a ṣād, and this implies that it is from the root kh-r-ṣ.

وذكرها الأزهري في رباعي الخاء مع الصاد المهملة، امرأة خربصة: شابة ذات ترارة.

Al-Azhari mentioned it in the quadriliteral root of khā' with the unpointed ṣād: a kharbashah woman: a young woman with a fresh complexion.

والجمع خرابص

And the plural is kharābiṣ.

وذكرها ابن عباد في رباعي الخاء مع الضاد المعجمتين، بعد ذكره إياها في الثلاثي في الخاء والضاد المعجمتين.

And Ibn 'Abbād mentioned it in the quadriliteral root of khā' with the dotted ḍād, after mentioning it in the triliteral in khā' and the dotted ḍād.

قال الصاغاني: وأنا مع ههدة هذه اللفظة فالج بن خلاوة، وبري براءة الذئب من دم يوسف صلوات الله وسلامه عليه، كما في العباب.

Al-Saghani said: And I am with the strangeness of this word, Fālij bin Khilāwah, and I am innocent like the wolf's innocence from the blood of Joseph, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as in Al-'Ubāb.

واختلفت عبارته في التكملة، فإنه بعد ذكر عبارة الأزهري التي تقدمت قال: والصواب ما ذكره الليث، أي في رباعي الخاء والضاد.

And his wording differed in Al-Takmilah, for after mentioning Al-Azhari's statement which preceded, he said: And the correct is what Al-Layth mentioned, meaning in the quadriliteral root of khā' and ḍād.

وفي إطلاق قول المصنف: ولعله بالصاد، محل نظر وتأمل.

And in the unqualified statement of the author: 'Perhaps it is with a ṣād,' there is room for consideration and contemplation.