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ءخن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to types of textiles, specifically striped garments and coarse linen. It also extends to a specific type of soft, black garment worn by Christians and to bows or archery equipment. Additionally, it names an ancient city.

Derived headwords

الآخنيnoun
  1. 1.
    striped garmentclassical

    A garment that is striped or patterned.

  2. 2.
    soft black garmentclassical

    Soft, black garments, specifically mentioned as being worn by Christians.

  3. 3.
    coarse linenclassical

    A type of coarse or inferior linen fabric.

العاخنيnoun
  1. 1.
    striped garmentclassical

    A garment that is striped or patterned. This is presented as an alternative form to الآخني.

الآخنيةnoun
  1. 1.
    bowsclassical

    Refers to bows, likely in the context of archery or weaponry.

إخناname
  1. 1.
    ancient cityclassical

    An ancient city with a unique administration and an autocratic ruler, located near Alexandria.

Parallel reading

وفي اللسان: (ثوب مخطط)
And in Al-Lisan: (a striped garment).
وقال أبو سعيد: الآخني: أكسية سود لينة يلبسها النصارى
And Abu Sa'id said: Al-Akhni: soft black garments worn by Christians.
فكر علينا ثم ظل يجرهاكما جر ثوب الآخني المقدس
He thought about us, then dragged them like dragging the sacred Akhni garment.
و (أيضًا): (كتان رديء)
And (also): (inferior linen).
عليه كتان وآخني
Upon him is linen and Akhni (inferior linen).
والآخنية: القسي
And Al-Akhniyah: bows.
منعت قياس الآخنية رأسهبسهام يثرب أو سهام الوادي
The measurement of Al-Akhniyah prevented its head from being hit by arrows from Yathrib or arrows from the valley.
إخنا، بالكسر: مدينة قديمة ذات عمل منفرد وملك مستبد بالقرب من إسكندرية
Ikhna, with kasra: an ancient city with a unique administration and an autocratic ruler, near Alexandria.
وهي غير أخنوية التي في الغربية
And it is different from Ikhnawiyyah which is in Al-Gharbiyyah.