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سخت

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to things that are hard, solid, or intense. It also extends to the initial expulsion of waste from an animal or newborn, and to fine dust or powder. Some uses indicate intensity or purity.

Derived headwords

السختnoun
  1. 1.
    first fecesclassical

    The first excrement that comes from the belly of a hoofed animal immediately after birth, before it has eaten.

  2. 2.
    vernix caseosaclassical

    The vernix caseosa of a newborn baby at the moment of birth.

  3. 3.
    hard substanceclassical

    A hard substance expelled from the hoof of an animal, which is yellow and within the sole.

  4. 4.
    hardboth

    Intense or severe.

اسخاتverb
  1. 1.
    to subsideclassical

    The swelling of a wound subsided.

اسخات الجرح اسخيتاتا — The swelling of a wound subsided.
اسخيتاتاnoun
  1. 1.
    subsidenceclassical

    The act or state of subsiding, specifically referring to the subsiding of a wound's swelling.

شيء سختadjective
  1. 1.
    hard and fineclassical

    Describing something that is hard and fine, or solid and minute.

شيء سخيتadjective
  1. 1.
    hard and fineclassical

    Describing something that is hard and fine, or solid and minute.

السختيتnoun
  1. 1.
    fine dustclassical

    Fine particles of dust, especially dust that rises intensely.

  2. 2.
    fine flourclassical

    The fine particles of ground grain, like very fine flour.

  3. 3.
    pureclassical

    Describing a lie as pure or unadulterated.

  4. 4.
    intenseclassical

    Describing an oath or vow as strong or severe.

  5. 5.
    fine powderclassical

    The fine powder of anything.

كذب سختيتadjective
  1. 1.
    pure lieclassical

    A lie that is completely false, unadulterated.

سختيتadjective
  1. 1.
    intenseclassical

    Describing an oath or vow as strong or severe.

  2. 2.
    fineclassical

    Describing something as fine or minute.

حر سخت لختadjective
  1. 1.
    very hotclassical

    Describing extreme heat, a combination of intense heat.

سبختverb
  1. 1.
    to card woolclassical

    To card or comb wool or cotton.

نختverb
  1. 1.
    to be thoroughclassical

    To be exhaustive or thorough in speech.

سخت لهverb
  1. 1.
    to be thoroughclassical

    To be exhaustive or thorough in speech towards someone.

Parallel reading

أول ما يخرج من بطن ذي الخف ساعة تضعه أمه، قبل أن يأكل
The first thing that comes out of the belly of a hoofed animal the moment its mother gives birth, before it eats.
والعقي من الصبي ساعة يولد
And the vernix caseosa from a baby at the moment it is born.
وهو من الحافر الردج
And it is the 'radj' from a hoofed animal.
والسخت من السليل: بمنزلة الردج، يخرج أصفر في عظم النعل
And the 'sakht' from a camel's dung is like the 'radj', coming out yellow within the sole bone.
واسخات الجرح اسخيتاتا: سكن ورمه
And the swelling of a wound subsided (iskhata j-jarh iskhitata): its inflammation calmed down.
وشيء سخت وسختيت: صلب دقيق
And something 'sakht' and 'sakhteet': solid and fine.
والسختيت: دقاق التراب، وهو الغبار الشديد الارتفاع
And the 'sakhteet': the fine particles of dust, which is dust of intense elevation.
جاءت معا، واطرقت شتيتا، ... وهي تثير الساطع السختيتا
She came along, and she lowered her head, raising the bright, fine dust.
وقيل: هو دقاق السويق
And it was said: it is the fine particles of ground grain.
وقيل: هو السويق الذي لا يلت بالأدم
And it was said: it is the ground grain that does not stick to the skin.
يسمى السويق الدقاق السختيت، وكذلك الدقيق الحوارى: سختيت
The fine ground grain is called 'sakhteet', and likewise the fine flour: 'sakhteet'.
وكذب سختيت: خالص
And a 'sakhteet' lie: pure.
هل ينجيني كذب سختيت، ... أو فضة، أو ذهب كبريت؟
Will a pure lie save me, ... or silver, or sulfurous gold?
سختيت، بالكسر، أي شديد
'Sakhteet', with kasra, meaning intense.
هل ينجيني حلف سختيت
Will an intense oath save me?
سختيت من السخت، كزحليل من الزحل
'Sakhteet' is from 'sakht', like 'zahleel' is from 'zahala'.
والسخت: الشديد
And 'al-sakht': the intense.
هذا حر سخت لخت أي شديد
This is a 'sakht lakht' heat, meaning intense.
السختيت الدقيق من كل شيء
The 'sakhteet' is the fine of everything.
ولو سبخت الوبر العميتا، وبعتهم طحينك السختيتا، ... إذن رجونا لك أن تلوتا
And if we carded the wool of the blind, and sold you your fine flour, ... then we would hope for you to conceal.
والسبخ: سل الصوف والقطن
And 'as-sabkh': carding wool and cotton.
نخت فلان لفلان، وسخت له إذا استقصى في القول
So-and-so was exhaustive to so-and-so, and 'sakhta' to him if he was exhaustive in speech.