Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مُبْخْبَخَةٌ

Root: بخ

Full Definition

مُبْخْبَخَةٌ Camels to which one says بَخْ بَخْ; being pleased with them: or largebellied camels; as also مُخَبْخَبَةٌ, which is formed from the former by transposition; from بَخْ بَخْ, or بَخٍ بَخْ, which is said by the Arabs in praising a thing; as though, by reason of their greatness, the people, seeing them, said, How goodly are they!


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