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خ ن ج ف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be very obscure, with limited attestation. It is primarily associated with a specific type of female camel.

Derived headwords

الخِنْجَفnoun
  1. 1.
    She-camelclassical

    A female camel, specifically one that is abundant or plentiful in number.

Parallel reading

الخنجف، كجندل، أهمله الجوهري، وصاحب اللسان، وقال ابن عباد: هي الغزيرة من النوق، هكذا نقله الصاغاني في كتابيه.
Al-khinjaf, like jandal, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan. Ibn 'Abbad said: it is the abundant she-camel, thus it was transmitted by Al-Saghani in his two books.