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ءضخ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to geographical locations, specifically mountains or places in the desert. It also seems to describe a type of cloud formation or the effect of rain.

Derived headwords

أَضَاخname
  1. 1.
    mountainclassical

    A mountain, which can be referred to in either masculine or feminine grammatical gender.

  2. 2.
    place in the desertclassical

    A location in the desert. It can be declined (treated as a common noun) or indeclinable (treated as a proper noun).

أَضَايِخname
  1. 1.
    places in the desertclassical

    Plural form of 'aḍākh', referring to places in the desert.

صوادرا عن شوك أو أضايخا — returning from thorny bushes or places called Adāyikh

Parallel reading

جبل يذكر ويؤنث
A mountain, referred to as masculine or feminine.
وقيل: هو موضع بالبادية يصرف ولا يصرف
And it is said: it is a place in the desert that is declined and undeclined.
فلما أن دنا لقفا أضاخ
And when the summit of Adākh drew near
وهت أعجاز ريقه فحارا
Its tail end was weakened by its flowing and abundant rain.
أنشد ابن الأعرابي: صوادرا عن شوك أو أضايخا
Ibn al-A'rābī recited: returning from thorny bushes or places called Adāyikh.