خفج

العربية

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خفج

/xa.fad͡ʒ/

Where it comes from

Unknown. According to Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou, which glosses as wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum), a homonymic word meaning a foot disease of camels is unrelated and the plant name is rather from Persian خفنج (xafanj, “profit, advantage; delight, blandishment”) due to a use as an appetizing snack. But this is doubtful due to the Bedouin usage.

noun خَفَج · ḵafaj · الْخَفَج · خَفَجٌ

wall rocket (Diplotaxis gen. et spp.)
nipplewort (Lapsana gen. et spp.)
spiked centaury (Schenkia spicata)

In English

nipplewort Lapsana communis
wall rocket plant of the genus Diplotaxis

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"خفج." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%81%D8%AC. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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خفج. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%81%D8%AC

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"خفج." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%81%D8%AC.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خفج},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%81%D8%AC},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}