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خ ث ل م

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to stealthy or hidden actions, and also includes a proper name.

Derived headwords

الخَثْلَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hidden actionclassical

    A term that was omitted by Al-Jawhari, but in Al-Lisān it means 'the mixing' or 'confusion'.

الاخْتَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    mixing, confusionclassical

    The act of mixing or becoming confused, mentioned as a meaning for الخثلمة.

خَثْلَمname
  1. 1.
    proper nameboth

    A masculine proper name, following the pattern of 'Ja'far'.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري.
Al-Jawhari omitted it.
وفي اللسان: هو (الاختاط).
And in Al-Lisān: it is (the mixing/confusion).
وأيضا (أخذ الشيء في خفية)، والتاء لغة فيه، وقد تقدم.
And also (taking something stealthily), and the 'ta' is a variant pronunciation for it, and this has been previously mentioned.
وخثلم كجعفر: اسم رجل.
And Khathlam, like Ja'far, is the name of a man.