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بلاخ
Root entry · 5 derived lemmasThis root appears to relate to concepts of fullness, abundance, and perhaps fertility. It describes something being full to overflowing, and also a man who is fertile or abundant in his resources.
Derived headwords
دَلَخَverb
- 1.to be full, overflowclassical
To be full to the point of overflowing, especially referring to a container.
دَلْخnoun
- 1.fullness, overflowingclassical
The state of being full to the point of overflowing, as a masdar of the verb دلخ.
الدَّالِخadjective
- 1.fertile, abundantclassical
Describing a man who is fertile or abundant in his resources and provisions.
دَالِخُونnoun
- 1.fertile menclassical
Plural form of الدالخ, referring to men who are fertile or abundant.
دِلاخnoun
- 1.hindquartersclassical
Referring to the hindquarters of an animal, or the rear part of something.
- 2.fullnessclassical
Can also refer to fullness or abundance.
Parallel reading
ذوات أعجاز
Possessors of hindquarters.
ودلاخ للواحدة والجمع
And 'dilakh' is used for the singular and the plural.
والدالخ: المخصب من الرجال
And 'al-dalikh': the fertile one among men.
وقوم دالخون
And a people, fertile men.
ودلخ الإناء دلخا إذا امتلأ حتى يفيض
And the vessel overflowed with a filling until it spilled over.
هذه وحدها عن كراع
This is solely from Kara'.