دلخ

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the state of being fat or plump, particularly when referring to animals like camels. It can also extend to describe a woman with a large or heavy posterior.

Derived headwords

دَلَخَverb

1.
to be fatboth
To become fat or plump, especially referring to animals.

دَلِخَverb

1.
to be fatboth
To become fat or plump, especially referring to animals.

دُلُوخٌnoun

1.
fatnessboth
The state or quality of being fat or plump.

دَلِخٌadjective

1.
fatboth
Describing someone or something that is fat or plump.

دَلُوخٌadjective

1.
fatboth
Describing someone or something that is fat or plump.

تَدَلَّخَverb

1.
to become fatboth
To become fat or plump, used for animals.

دَلَخاًnoun

1.
fatnessboth
The state or quality of being fat or plump.

دَوالِخُnoun

1.
fat camelsboth
Plural of a camel that has become fat.

دَلِخٌnoun

1.
fat camelboth
A camel that has become fat.

دَلَخٌnoun

1.
fat camelboth
A camel that has become fat.

دَلِخَةٌadjective

1.
large-hipped womanclassical
A woman characterized by a large or heavy posterior.

دَلّاخٌadjective

1.
large-hippedclassical
Describing a woman with a large or heavy posterior.

Parallel reading

دلخ يدلخ دلخا، فهو دلخ ودلوخ أي سمين

He became fat, he is fat and plump, meaning corpulent.

تسائلنا: من ذا أضر به التنخ؟ ... فقلت: الذي لأيا يقوم من الدلخ

They asked us: Who has been harmed by emaciation? ... I said: He who can barely stand from being fat.

ودلخت الإبل تدلخ دلخا ودلخا، فهي دوالخ ودلخ ودلخ: سمنت

And the camels became fat, they become fat and plump, so they are fat camels, fat and plump: they grew fat.

ألم تريا عشار أبي حميد، ... يعودها التذبل بالرحال؟

Have you not seen Abu Hamid's pregnant she-camels, ... that weakness visits them with burdens?

وكانت عنده دلخا سمانا، ... فأضحت ضمرا مثل السعالي

And they were with him fat and plump, ... until they became lean like demons.

امرأة دلخة أي عجزاء

A woman is 'dalikha' meaning large-hipped.

أسقى ديار خلد بلاخ، ... من كل هيفاء الحشا دلاخ

May the dwellings of Bilakh be watered, ... from every woman with a slender waist and a large posterior.