khazaf

pottery, ceramics

خَزَف

Word

Noun · pattern فَعَل

Root

خ ز ف

In the library

وكنت في منزل «ابن أبي كريمة» وأصله من مرو، فرآني أتوضأ من كوز خزف، فقال: «سبحان الله تتوضأ بالعذب، والبئر لك معرضة» ؟

The Book of Misers, page 30 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 3 entries
  • خَزَفٌ Pottery; jars; or earthern vessels
    Pottery; jars; or earthern vessels; syn. جَرٌّ; (Lth, S, K; [and so in the present day;]) and anything made of clay, and baked, so that it becomes فَخَّار: (IDrd, K:) or clay made into vessels, before it is baked; i. q. صَلْصَالٌ: when baked, it is called فَخَّار. (Msb.) [See an ex. in a verse cited voce إِنْ, p. 107.]
  • خَزَفِىٌّ Of, or relating to, pottery, or jars
    [Of, or relating to, pottery, or jars, &c.;] rel. n. of خَزَفٌ. (TA.) ― -b2- See also what follows.
  • خَزَّافٌ A seller
    and ↓ خَزَفِىٌّ A seller [or maker] of خَزَف [or pottery, jars, &c.]. (TA.)

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