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جلخ

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of cutting, eroding, and widening, particularly in the context of watercourses and valleys. It also extends to meanings of weakness, falling, and physical expansion.

Derived headwords

جَلَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to erode, cutboth

    The flood eroded the banks of the valley and filled it.

جلخ السيل الوادي يجلخه جلخا: قطع أجرافه وملأه — The flood eroded the valley's banks and filled it.
جَلَخnoun
  1. 1.
    erosion, cuttingclassical

    The act of erosion or cutting, as done by a flood.

  2. 2.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    A type of sexual intercourse.

جلخ السيل الوادي يجلخه جلخا: قطع أجرافه وملأه — The flood eroded the valley's banks and filled it.
سَيْلٌ جَلَّاخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    abundant floodboth

    A flood that is abundant and large.

وسيل جلاخ وجراف: كثير — And an abundant and large flood.
جَرَّافٌadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant, largeboth

    Describing something, like a flood, as abundant or large.

وسيل جلاخ وجراف: كثير — And an abundant and large flood.
الجَلَّاحُnoun
  1. 1.
    the abundant oneclassical

    The abundant one, referring to a flood or something similar.

والجلاح، بالحاء غير معجمة: الجراف — And al-Jallāḥ, with an unpointed Hā': the abundant one.
الجُلُوخُnoun
  1. 1.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    A specific term for sexual intercourse.

والجلخ: ضرب من النكاح؛ وقيل: الجلخ إخراجها والدعس إدخالها — And al-Jalkh: a type of intercourse; and it was said: al-Jalkh is her [penis] coming out and al-Da's is its insertion.
الجَلِيخُnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of waterclassical

    The sound made by water.

والجليخ: صوت الماء — And al-Jalīkh: the sound of water.
الجَلَّاخُname
  1. 1.
    name of a poetclassical

    The name of a poet.

والجلاخ: اسم شاعر — And al-Jallākh: the name of a poet.
الجُلْوَاخُadjective
  1. 1.
    wide, spaciousboth

    Describing valleys or rivers as wide, spacious, and full.

فإذا بنهرين جلواخين، فقلت: ما هذان النهران؟ قال جبريل: سقيا أهل الدنيا ؛ جلواخين أي واسعين — And behold, two wide rivers. I said: What are these two rivers? Gabriel said: They are the watering of the people of the world; 'jalwākhīn' meaning wide.
الجُلْوَاخُnoun
  1. 1.
    deep valleyclassical

    A deep valley.

  2. 2.
    large tributaryclassical

    A tributary that grows large, becoming half or two-thirds the size of the main valley.

  3. 3.
    clear pathclassical

    That which is apparent and clear on a road.

والجلاخ: الوادي العميق؛ وأنشد أبو عمرو بن العلاء: ألا ليت شعري، هل أبيتن ليلة ... بأبطح جلواخ، بأسفله نخل؟ — And al-Jallākh: the deep valley; Abu Amr bin Al-'Ala' recited: 'Oh, I wish I knew if I would spend a night... in a wide valley of Abtah, with palm trees at its base?'
والجلواخ: التلعة التي تعظم حتى تصير مثل نصف الوادي أو ثلثيه — And al-Jalwākh: the stream that grows until it becomes like half or two-thirds of the valley.
والجلواخ: ما بان من الطريق ووضح — And al-Jalwākh: what is apparent and clear from the road.
جُلُوخٌname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name.

وجلوخ: اسم — And Julūkh: a name.
أَجْلَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to weaken, become feebleclassical

    The old man weakened, and his bones and limbs became feeble.

  2. 2.
    to fall, become inertclassical

    To fall and become unable to move or get up.

  3. 3.
    to spread arms in prostrationclassical

    To spread one's arms wide in the prostration (sujud) position during prayer.

اجلخ الشيخ أي ضعف وفترت عظامه وأعضاؤه — The old man became weak, and his bones and limbs grew feeble.
قال ابن الأنباري: اجلخ معناه سقط فلا ينبعث ولا يتحرك — Ibn Al-Anbārī said: Ajlakh means to fall, so that one cannot rise or move.
جخ وجخى واجلخ إذا فتح عضديه في السجود — Jakh, Jakhā, and Ajlakha if he spreads his arms in prostration.
اِطْلَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to flow, streamclassical

    The water flowed or streamed.

واطلخ ماء عينه ولخا اطلخ أي سال — And the water of his eye flowed and streamed, i.e., it flowed.

Parallel reading

جلخ السيل الوادي يجلخه جلخا: قطع أجرافه وملأه.
The flood eroded the valley's banks and filled it.
وسيل جلاخ وجراف: كثير.
And an abundant and large flood.
والجلاح، بالحاء غير معجمة: الجراف.
And al-Jallāḥ, with an unpointed Hā': the abundant one.
والجلخ: ضرب من النكاح؛ وقيل: الجلخ إخراجها والدعس إدخالها.
And al-Jalkh: a type of intercourse; and it was said: al-Jalkh is her [penis] coming out and al-Da's is its insertion.
والجليخ: صوت الماء.
And al-Jalīkh: the sound of water.
والجلاخ: اسم شاعر.
And al-Jallākh: the name of a poet.
والجلواخ: الواسع الضخم الممتلئ من الأودية؛
And al-Jalwākh: the wide, large, and full of the valleys;
فإذا بنهرين جلواخين، فقلت: ما هذان النهران؟ قال جبريل: سقيا أهل الدنيا ؛ جلواخين أي واسعين.
And behold, two wide rivers. I said: What are these two rivers? Gabriel said: They are the watering of the people of the world; 'jalwākhīn' meaning wide.
والجلاخ: الوادي العميق؛ وأنشد أبو عمرو بن العلاء: ألا ليت شعري، هل أبيتن ليلة ... بأبطح جلواخ، بأسفله نخل؟
And al-Jallākh: the deep valley; Abu Amr bin Al-'Ala' recited: 'Oh, I wish I knew if I would spend a night... in a wide valley of Abtah, with palm trees at its base?'
والجلواخ: التلعة التي تعظم حتى تصير مثل نصف الوادي أو ثلثيه.
And al-Jalwākh: the stream that grows until it becomes like half or two-thirds of the valley.
والجلواخ: ما بان من الطريق ووضح.
And al-Jalwākh: what is apparent and clear from the road.
وجلوخ: اسم.
And Julūkh: a name.
اجلخ الشيخ أي ضعف وفترت عظامه وأعضاؤه؛
The old man became weak, and his bones and limbs grew feeble;
واطلخ ماء عينه ولخا اطلخ أي سال؛
And the water of his eye flowed and streamed, i.e., it flowed;
قال ابن الأنباري: اجلخ معناه سقط فلا ينبعث ولا يتحرك.
Ibn Al-Anbārī said: Ajlakh means to fall, so that one cannot rise or move.
أبو العباس: جخ وجخى واجلخ إذا فتح عضديه في السجود.
Abu Al-Abbas: Jakh, Jakhā, and Ajlakha if he spreads his arms in prostration.