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عهخع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This entry discusses a rare and possibly non-Arabic word, 'al-'uhkhu', which is identified as a plant used for medicinal purposes. There is debate about its authenticity and correct form, with some scholars suggesting 'al-khu'khu' as the proper term.

Derived headwords

العُهْخَعnoun
  1. 1.
    a plantclassical

    A plant, possibly a tree, that is used for medicinal purposes, along with its leaves.

الخُعْخَعnoun
  1. 1.
    a plantclassical

    A plant, possibly a tree, that is used for medicinal purposes, along with its leaves. This is suggested as the correct form of the word.

Parallel reading

هو شجرة يتداوى بها وبورقها
It is a tree that is used for treatment with it and its leaves.
وهي كلمة شنعاء لا تجوز في التأليف
And it is an ugly word that is not permissible in composition.
تركتها ترعى العهخع
I left her grazing on al-'uhkhu'.
فأنكروا أن يكون هذا الاسم من كلام العرب
And they denied that this name is from the speech of the Arabs.
إنما هو الخعخع
It is only al-khu'khu'.
ترعى العهخع، بتقديم العين، والخاء في آخره، فغلط
grazing on al-'uhkhu', with the 'ayn preceding and the 'kha' at the end, is a mistake.
هي كلمة معاياة
It is a word of ambiguity.
ولا أصل لها
And it has no origin.
أنه شجرة يتداوى بها وبورقها
that it is a tree used for treatment with it and its leaves.