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خ ث ع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe something base, ignoble, or of low quality. It is primarily associated with negative character traits and potentially low-value substances.

Derived headwords

الخوثعnoun
  1. 1.
    base personclassical

    A person who is ignoble, base, or of low character.

  2. 2.
    low quality substanceclassical

    Something of poor quality or base nature, possibly referring to a substance.

Parallel reading

الخوثع، كجوهر، والشاء مشلثة
Al-khawthu', like jawhar, and al-shā' with three dots.
أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني
Al-Jawhari and Al-Saghani neglected it.
وقال ثعلب: هو اللئيم
And Tha'lab said: it is the ignoble one.
كما في اللسان
As in Al-Lisan.