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خشتق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of fabric or materials, possibly including linen or silk. It may also refer to a piece of cloth used in a particular garment, potentially in the armpit area. The term is noted as being of Persian origin.

Derived headwords

الْخَشْتَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Linen or silkclassical

    A type of fabric, possibly referring to linen or silk.

  2. 2.
    Piece of clothclassical

    A piece of cloth, specifically one found under the armpit of a garment.

خَشْتَقَاnoun
  1. 1.
    Piece of cloth (Persian origin)classical

    A piece of cloth, identified as a Persian loanword ('khushtag').

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.
وقال الصاغاني: هو الكتان، أو الإبريسم، أو قطعة في الثوب تحت الإبط
Al-Saghani said: It is linen, or silk, or a piece in the garment under the armpit.
وبه فسر أبو عمرو قول رؤبة: أرمل قطنا أو يستى خشتقا
And with this, Abu Amr interpreted the saying of Ru'bah: 'He ran out of cotton or wore khushtaq.'
فارسي معرب خشتجه
Persian, Arabized from 'khushtag'.
كما في العباب
As in Al-Abab.