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ب خ ن ك

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific type of head covering or veil, possibly a hood or a veil worn by women. It is noted as a variant of another word and is less common.

Derived headwords

البخنكnoun
  1. 1.
    head coveringclassical

    A type of head covering or veil, possibly a hood or a veil worn by women.

البخنقnoun
  1. 1.
    head coveringclassical

    A type of head covering or veil, possibly a hood or a veil worn by women. This is considered the primary form of the word.

Parallel reading

البخنك بالضم، أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني، وهي لغة في البخنق بالقاف، وقد ذكره في موضعه.
Al-bakhnak (with dammah), was neglected by Al-Jawhari and Al-Sagani, and it is a dialectal variant of al-bakhnaq (with qaf), which he mentioned in its place.