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رضخ

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

رَضْخٌ ذ , (S, Mgh, Msb, TA,) originally an inf. n., used as a subst. [properly so termed]; or of the measure فَعْلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ, like ضَرْبُ الأَمِيرِ [applied to a dirhem]; (Msb;) [app., in its primary acceptation when thus used, A fragment: for] you say, عِنْدَهُ رَضْخٌ مِنْ خُبْزٍ [ He has a fragment of bread ]: (A: [so in a copy of that work; and this is agreeable with significations of رَضَخَ: or the right reading may be خَبَرٍ: (see the last sentence in this paragraph:) or it may be that which here next follows:]) عِنْدَهُ رَضْخُ خَيْرٍ He has somewhat of good, or of good things. (Msb.) Also A small gift; (S, * L, Msb, TA;) and so ↓ رَضْخَةٌ (JK, A, [in my copy of the Mgh, erroneously, رَضِخَةٌ,]) and ↓ رَضِيخَةٌ (Mgh, L) and ↓ رُضَاخَةٌ: (L:) or a moderate gift, neither good nor bad; and so ↓ رَضِيخَةٌ: (L:) and a small gift, less than one's share, of booty. (Mgh, * MF.) ― -b2- Also, [or رَضْخٌ مِنْ خَبَرٍ,] News, or tidings, (K,) or a little thereof, (TA,) which one hears, but of which one is not sure, or with which one is not clearly, or plainly, acquainted: (K, accord. to different copies, and TA:) in some copies of the K, in the place of تَسْتَيْقِنُهُ, we find تَسْتَبِينُهُ. (TA.)

Derived headwords

رَضْخٌ
  1. 1.
ضَرْبُ الأَمِيرِ
عِنْدَهُ رَضْخٌ مِنْ خُبْزٍ
عِنْدَهُ رَضْخُ خَيْرٍ
رَضْخٌ مِنْ خَبَرٍ