مُخٌّ
Root: مخ
Full Definition
مُخٌّ
The marrow (نِقْى, in the CK نَقِىّ,) of a bone; that which is in a bone; the substance which is extracted from a bone; the greasy or oily substance which is in a bone: pl. مِخَخَةٌ and مِخَاخٌ.
2 [Any kind of pulp.]
3 مُخَّةٌ is a more special term than مُخٌّ, signifying A portion, or piece, of marrow.
4 شَرٌّ مَّا يُجِيُؤكَ إِلَى مُخَّةِ عُرْقُوبٍ [It is an evil thing that compelleth thee to have recourse to the marrow of a hock]. A proverb. [See art. عرقب.]
5 مُخٌّ also signifies
6 Also, The bulb (lit. fat, شَحْمَة,) of the eye. Mostly used in this sense in poetry.
7 Also,
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2 [Any kind of pulp.]
3 مُخَّةٌ is a more special term than مُخٌّ, signifying A portion, or piece, of marrow.
4 شَرٌّ مَّا يُجِيُؤكَ إِلَى مُخَّةِ عُرْقُوبٍ [It is an evil thing that compelleth thee to have recourse to the marrow of a hock]. A proverb. [See art. عرقب.]
5 مُخٌّ also signifies
6 Also, The bulb (lit. fat, شَحْمَة,) of the eye. Mostly used in this sense in poetry.
7 Also,
8
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