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ح ث ل م

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of viscous substance, possibly the residue or sediment of fats and oils. It is noted as being obscure and potentially dialectal.

Derived headwords

الحَثْلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    residue of fat/oilclassical

    The thick sediment or residue found at the bottom of melted fat or oil.

حَثْلَبnoun
  1. 1.
    residue of fat/oilclassical

    An alternative form or dialectal variant for the residue of fat or oil.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari ignored it.
وقال ابن دريد: (عكر الدهن أو السمن) في بعض اللغات، كالحثلب، وقد ذكر.
And Ibn Duraid said: (the residue of fat or ghee) in some languages, like al-hathlab, and it has been mentioned.