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بخدن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of a young, tender, and soft girl or woman. It also includes a proper name derived from this description.

Derived headwords

البخدنnoun
  1. 1.
    Tender young girlclassical

    A young, soft, and tender girl or woman.

بخدنname
  1. 1.
    Name of a womanclassical

    A proper name for a woman, possibly derived from the description of a tender young girl.

Parallel reading

هي (الجارية الناعمة) الرخصة التارة
She is the soft, tender, and delicate young girl.
يا دار عفراء ودار البخدن
O dwelling of 'Afra' and the dwelling of Al-Bakhdan.
يروى: كجعفر وزبرج، وبخدن، بفتح الباء وكسر الدال
It is narrated: like Ja'far and Zubraj, and Bakhdan, with fath on the ba' and kasr on the dal.