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جيخ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the action of a flood eroding or consuming the banks of a valley. It focuses on the destructive and consuming aspect of water flow.

Derived headwords

جَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    to erode, consumeclassical

    The flood consumed or eroded the banks of the valley.

يَجِيخُverb
  1. 1.
    eroding, consumingclassical

    Present tense verb form indicating the ongoing action of erosion by the flood.

جَيْخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    erosion, consumptionclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) denoting the act of erosion or consumption by the flood.

Parallel reading

جاخ السيل الوادي يجيخه جيخا
The flood consumed the valley, eroding its banks.
أكل أجرافه
It ate its banks.