توخ

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of sinking, penetrating, or becoming deeply embedded into something soft or yielding. It also extends to related concepts like a soft or yielding object, and by extension, a stick or staff, particularly one made of palm fronds.

Derived headwords

تَاخَverb

1.
to sinkclassical
To sink or penetrate into something soft and yielding, like mud or soft flesh.

تَتَوَّخُverb

1.
sinking (present tense)classical
The present tense form of the verb 'to sink', indicating the action of sinking into something soft.

بالني فهي تتوخ فيه الإصبع — With the ribs, so the finger sinks into it

المَتِيخَةnoun

1.
palm frond stalksclassical
The stalks or branches of palm fronds, especially when young and soft.
2.
stick, staffclassical
A stick or staff, particularly one made from palm fronds, used for support or striking.
3.
soft, yielding objectclassical
Anything that is soft and yielding, used for striking.

وفي يده متيخة في طرفها خوص — And in his hand was a matikhah, with fronds at its tip

المُتَيِّخَةnoun

1.
palm frond stalksclassical
The stalks or branches of palm fronds, especially when young and soft.
2.
stick, staffclassical
A stick or staff, particularly one made from palm fronds, used for support or striking.
3.
soft, yielding objectclassical
Anything that is soft and yielding, used for striking.

المُتَّيِخَةnoun

1.
palm frond stalksclassical
The stalks or branches of palm fronds, especially when young and soft.
2.
stick, staffclassical
A stick or staff, particularly one made from palm fronds, used for support or striking.
3.
soft, yielding objectclassical
Anything that is soft and yielding, used for striking.

المَيْتَخَةnoun

1.
palm frond stalksclassical
The stalks or branches of palm fronds, especially when young and soft.
2.
stick, staffclassical
A stick or staff, particularly one made from palm fronds, used for support or striking.
3.
soft, yielding objectclassical
Anything that is soft and yielding, used for striking.

المَتْيَخَةnoun

1.
palm frond stalksclassical
The stalks or branches of palm fronds, especially when young and soft.
2.
stick, staffclassical
A stick or staff, particularly one made from palm fronds, used for support or striking.
3.
soft, yielding objectclassical
Anything that is soft and yielding, used for striking.

المُتَّخَةnoun

1.
palm frond stalksclassical
The stalks or branches of palm fronds, especially when young and soft.
2.
stick, staffclassical
A stick or staff, particularly one made from palm fronds, used for support or striking.
3.
soft, yielding objectclassical
Anything that is soft and yielding, used for striking.

Parallel reading

تاخت الإصبع في الشيء الوارم الرخو

The finger sank into the soft, yielding thing.

بالني فهي تتوخ فيه الإصبع

With the ribs, so the finger sinks into it

قال الأزهري: ثاخ وساخ معروفان بهذا المعنى

Al-Azhari said: Thakh and sakh are known with this meaning.

يقال للعصا المتيخة

The yielding stick is called al-mutaykhah.

أن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، أتي بسكران فقال: اضربوه، فضربوه بالنعال والثياب والمتيخة

The Prophet, peace be upon him, was brought a drunkard, and he said: 'Beat him.' So they beat him with sandals, clothes, and a matikhah.

قال: وأصلها فيما قيل من متخ الله رقبته ومتخه بالسهم إذا ضربه

He said: And its origin, as it is said, is from 'matakha Allahu raqabatahu' (God broke his neck) and 'matakhahu bis-sahmi' (he struck him with an arrow).

وقيل: من تيخه العذاب وطيخه إذا ألح عليه، فأبدلت التاء من الطاء

And it is said: from 'tayyakha al-'adhabu' (the torment persisted) and 'tayyakha' (he persisted), if one insists upon him, so the ta' was substituted for the tha'.

وفي الحديث أنه خرج وفي يده متيخة في طرفها خوص معتمدا على ثابت بن قيس

And in the hadith, it is mentioned that he went out, and in his hand was a matikhah with fronds at its tip, leaning on Thabit ibn Qays.