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خ ن ذ ع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very obscure, with limited usage. It primarily relates to a specific type of man who lacks jealousy for his family, often equated with the term 'dayyuth'. The root's usage is predominantly found in classical lexicographical works.

Derived headwords

الخُنْذَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Man lacking jealousyclassical

    A man who is little jealous of his family, often synonymous with 'dayyuth'.

قُنْذَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Man lacking jealousyclassical

    Similar to 'khundha', referring to a man who is little jealous of his family.

Parallel reading

كالخنذع، بالذال المعجمة، عن ابن دريد، وقد أهمله الجوهري أيضا.
Like al-khundha, with the voiced dental (dhāl), from Ibn Durayd, and al-Jawharī also omitted it.
ومما يستدرك عليه: الخنذع، كقنفذ: القليل الغيرة على أهله، وهو الديوث، مثل القنذع عن ابن خالويه.
And among what is to be noted about it: al-khundha, like qunfudh: the one with little jealousy for his family, and he is the dayyuth, similar to al-qundha from Ibn Khālawayh.