Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مُثْخَنٌ

Root: ثخن

Full Definition

مُثْخَنٌ [pass. part. n. of 4, q. v.]. You say, تَرَكْتُهُ مُثْخَنًا وَقِيذًا [I left him weakened, languid, enervated, or much wounded; beaten until he was at the point of death].
2 Forbearing, clement, grave, sedate, or calm, in mind, or intellect. [See also ثَخِينٌ.]
3 Metonymically applied by the people of Syria to One who causes laughter; who is quick, brisk, or lively, in his motions.


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