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لخن

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns unpleasant qualities, specifically bad smells, spoiled substances, and physical imperfections related to uncircumcision or general foulness.

Derived headwords

اللخنnoun
  1. 1.
    foreskin whitenessclassical

    The whiteness seen on a boy's foreskin before circumcision when the skin retracts.

  2. 2.
    donkey's whitenessclassical

    The whiteness on the hindquarters of a donkey, also called 'al-halq'.

  3. 3.
    bad smell of genitalsclassical

    The unpleasant odor of the female genitalia.

  4. 4.
    general foul smellboth

    A general foul or offensive smell.

  5. 5.
    foulness of armpitsclassical

    A foul smell, most common in the armpits, particularly among Black people.

  6. 6.
    foulness of speechclassical

    Ugly or offensive speech.

لخنverb
  1. 1.
    to become rancid/foulboth

    Said of a waterskin or other container, meaning its taste and smell have become spoiled and unpleasant.

  2. 2.
    to spoilclassical

    Said of a nut (jawza), meaning it has become spoiled and its smell has changed.

  3. 3.
    to be uncircumcisedclassical

    Describing a man or woman who has not been circumcised.

  4. 4.
    to speak foullyclassical

    To utter offensive or unpleasant words.

اللخنةnoun
  1. 1.
    lump on shoulderclassical

    A small lump or swelling located at the lower part of the shoulder.

ألخنadjective
  1. 1.
    uncircumcisedclassical

    A man or woman who is not circumcised.

  2. 2.
    spoiled (waterskin)both

    A waterskin whose taste and smell have become spoiled.

لخناءadjective
  1. 1.
    uncircumcised (female)classical

    An uncircumcised woman.

  2. 2.
    foul-smelling (container)both

    A waterskin or container that is rancid and foul-smelling.

لَخِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be rancid/foulboth

    To have a spoiled taste and smell, as a waterskin or leather.

لَخَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to call someone uncircumcisedclassical

    To say to someone that they are uncircumcised or of low origin.

لَخْنnoun
  1. 1.
    spoiled substanceboth

    A spoiled substance, like a waterskin or leather that has gone bad.

Parallel reading

البياض الذي يرى في قلفة الصبي قبل الختان عند انقلاب الجلدة.
The whiteness seen on a boy's foreskin before circumcision when the skin retracts.
البياض الذي على جردان الحمار، وهو الحلق.
The whiteness on the hindquarters of a donkey, which is 'al-halq'.
بضعة في أسفل الكتف.
A lump in the lower part of the shoulder.
لخن السقاء وغيره، كفرح: أنتن
A waterskin and other things became rancid, as in 'kafariha': they became foul-smelling.
إذا أديم فيه صب اللبن فلم يغسل، وصار فيه تحبيب أبيض قطع صغار مثل السمسم وأكبر منه، متغير الريح والطعم.
If milk is poured into it (a waterskin) and it is not washed, it develops white granules, small pieces like sesame seeds and larger, with a changed smell and taste.
لخن السقاء: تغير طعمه ورائحته؛ وكذلك الجلد في الدباغ إذا فسد فلم يصلح.
The waterskin became rancid: its taste and smell changed; likewise the leather in the tannery if it spoils and cannot be fixed.
لخنت الجوزة: فسدت وتغيرت رائحتها.
The nut spoiled: it became corrupted and its smell changed.
رجل ألخن، وأمة لخناء: لم يختنا
A man is 'al-alghan' and a woman is 'al-lakhna': they are uncircumcised.
يابن اللخناء
O son of the uncircumcised one.
اللخن: قبح ريح الفرج
Al-lakhan: the foul smell of the vulva.
نتن في الأرفاغ، وأكثر ما يكون في السودان.
Foulness in the armpits, most common among Black people.
اللخن: قبح الكلام
Al-lakhan: ugliness of speech.
سقاء لخن، ككتف، وألخن: تغير طعمه وريحه
A rancid waterskin, like 'katif', and 'al-alghan': its taste and smell changed.
والسب تخريق الأديم الألخن
And the insult is the tearing of the spoiled leather.
يا بن اللخناء؛ وقيل: هو نتن الريح عامة.
O son of the uncircumcised one; and it is said: it is general foulness of smell.
شكوة لخناء: منتنة.
A foul waterskin: it is stinking.