ثوخ

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of sinking, submerging, or penetrating deeply into something, particularly soft or yielding substances like mud or flesh. It conveys a sense of going down and becoming embedded.

Derived headwords

ثَاخَverb

1.
to sinkboth
To sink or go down into something, especially a soft substance.

ثُوخًاnoun

1.
sinkingboth
The act or process of sinking.

تَثُوخُverb

1.
to sinkboth
To sink or go down into something, especially a soft substance (present tense).

تَثِيخُverb

1.
to sinkboth
To sink or go down into something, especially a soft substance (present tense, alternative pronunciation).

ساخَverb

1.
to sinkboth
To sink or go down into something, especially a soft substance (synonymous with ثاخ).

رَسُوبadjective

1.
sinkingclassical
Describing something that sinks or penetrates deeply, especially into flesh.

يَخْتَلِيverb

1.
to cutclassical
To cut or sever.

Parallel reading

ثاخ الشيء ثوخا: ساخ.

A thing sank, sinking: it became submerged.

وثاخت قدمه في الوحل تثوخ وتثيخ: خاضت وغابت فيه؛

And his foot sank in the mud, sinking and submerging: it waded and disappeared into it.

قال المتنخل الهذلي يصف سيفا: أبيض كالرجع رسوب، إذا ... ما ثاخ في محتفل يختلي

Al-Mutanakhkhil al-Hudhali said, describing a sword: 'White like a pool, penetrating, when it sinks into a great part of the body, it cuts.'

وثاخ وساخ: ذهب في الأرض سفلا.

And it sank and submerged: it went down into the earth.

وثاخت الإصبع في الشيء الوارم: ساخت؛

And the finger sank into the swollen thing: it became submerged.

قال أبو ذؤيب: قصر الصبوح لها، فشرج لحمها ... بالني، فهي تثوخ فيها الإصبع

Abu Dhu'ayb said: 'The morning meal was short for her, so she stuffed her flesh... with raw meat, so the finger sinks into it.'

وروي هذا البيت بالتاء وقد تقدم، وهذه الكلمة يائية وواوية.

And this verse was narrated with 'ta' (تثوخ) and it has preceded; and this word is yā'īyah (ending in 'yā') and wāwīyah (ending in 'wāw').