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ترخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to softness, gentleness, and yielding, particularly in the context of conditions or agreements. It also encompasses a place name.

Derived headwords

التَرخُnoun
  1. 1.
    softness, gentlenessclassical

    Refers to a state of being soft, gentle, or yielding, especially concerning conditions or terms.

أَرَتَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to become softclassical

    To become soft, gentle, or yielding, often used in the context of conditions or terms.

أرتخ شرطي — My condition became soft/yielding.
أَتَرَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to become softclassical

    To become soft, gentle, or yielding, used as an alternative to أرتخ.

أترخ شرطي — My condition became soft/yielding.
تَراخٍname
  1. 1.
    Tarakh (place name)classical

    A proper noun referring to a specific place.

Parallel reading

الترخ الشرط اللين.
Al-tarakh is the soft condition.
يقال: أرتخ شرطي وأترخ شرطي؛
It is said: 'My condition became soft' (using both أرتخ and أترخ).
فهما لغتان: الترخ والرتخ مثل الجبذ والجذب.
So they are two linguistic variants: Al-tarakh and Al-ratakh, similar to Al-jabdh and Al-jadhb.
تراخ موضع.
Tarakh is a place.