بطخ

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the watermelon, its cultivation, and related terms. It also includes a less common meaning related to licking.

Derived headwords

البَطّيخnoun

1.
watermelonboth
A type of melon that grows along the ground, characterized by its large size and watery flesh. It is a specific variety of the pumpkin family.

الطَّبّيخnoun

1.
watermelonclassical
An alternative linguistic form for watermelon, considered a dialectal variation.

بَطّيخَةnoun

1.
a single watermelonboth
The singular form referring to one individual watermelon.

المِبَطَّخَةnoun

1.
watermelon patchboth
A place where watermelons grow; a watermelon field or cultivation area.

أَبْطَخَverb

1.
to have abundant watermelonsclassical
A verb indicating that a group of people experienced a plentiful harvest or availability of watermelons.

المَطْخnoun

1.
lickingclassical
The act of licking, often referring to the consumption of something by licking it.

البَطْخnoun

1.
lickingclassical
An alternative term for licking, synonymous with 'al-matkh'.

البطيخ والطبيخ، لغتان

Al-battikh and al-tabbikh are two linguistic forms.

والبطيخ من اليقطين الذي لا يعلو، ولكن يذهب حبالا على وجه الأرض

And the watermelon is from the pumpkin family which does not grow tall, but rather spreads in vines upon the face of the earth.

واحدته بطيخة

Its singular form is battikhah.

والمبطخة والمبطخة: منبت البطيخ

And al-mabattakhah and al-mabattakhah: the place where watermelons grow.

وأبطخ القوم: كثر عندهم البطيخ

And the people had abundant watermelons: meaning watermelons were plentiful among them.

قال أبو زيد: المطخ والبطخ اللعق

Abu Zayd said: Al-matkh and al-batkh mean licking.