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خ ن ج ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a woman who is large, loud, foolish, or immodest. It also relates to the act of marrying such a woman.

Derived headwords

الخَنْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    large, loud womanclassical

    A woman who is physically large and makes a lot of noise.

  2. 2.
    foolish womanclassical

    A woman characterized by foolishness or lack of intelligence.

  3. 3.
    immodest womanclassical

    A woman who is immodest or speaks obscenely.

خَنْجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to marry a foolish womanclassical

    To marry a woman described as foolish or immodest.

Parallel reading

هي الجسيمة الصخابة
She is the large, loud one.
هي الحمقاء
She is the foolish one.
هي البذية
She is the immodest/obscene one.
خنجل الرجل: تزوج بخنجل
The man married a khanjal (a foolish woman).