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مرخ

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مِرِّيخٌ ذ : see مَرِخٌ. -A2- A long arrow, having four feathers, (S, K,) with which one shoots to the utmost distance: (S:) or an arrow which they make for lightness, and which they mostly shoot to the utmost distance [ to measure the ground ] for the purpose of making horses run when they contend in a race. (Aboo-Ziyád.) ― -b2- المِرِّيخُ, (S K,) and مِرِّيخٌ, without ال, which, however, is understood, (IAar,) [ The planet Mars ]; one of the stars called الخُنَّسُ, (S, K,) in the fifth heaven, (S,) also called بَهْرَامُ.

Derived headwords

مِرِّيخٌ
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