خَضِيبٌ
Root: خضب
Full Definition
خَضِيبٌ
Anything dyed, tinged, or changed in colour; [generally, with hinnà;] as also
مَخْضُوبٌ : the former is both masc. and fem.: and its pl. is خُضُبٌ. You say كَفٌّ خَضِيبٌ and
خَاضِبٌ (TA voce ضَارِبٌ) [A hand dyed with hinnà]: and بَنَانٌ خَضِيبٌ and
مَخْضُوبٌ and
مُخَضَّبٌ [fingers, or fingers' ends, dyed with hinnà]; but the last of these has an intensive signification.
2 And hence, الكَفُّ الخَضِيبُ
3 And اِمْرَأَةٌ خَضِيبٌ [A woman having her hands, or feet, or hair, &c., dyed with hinnà or the like].
2 And hence, الكَفُّ الخَضِيبُ
the starβ of Cassiopeia;[i. e.] the bright star of the constel-lation called ذَاتُ الكُرْسِىِّ; which star is [termed] the extended right hand of الثُّرَيَّا [or the Pleiades; corresponding to the star called الكَفُّ الجَذْمَآءُ]. (Kzw. [See أَجْذَمُ.])
3 And اِمْرَأَةٌ خَضِيبٌ [A woman having her hands, or feet, or hair, &c., dyed with hinnà or the like].
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