ديخ

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of subjugation, humiliation, and taming. It describes making something or someone yield, become submissive, or be brought under control. The root also extends to the idea of being humbled or defeated.

Derived headwords

الدِّيخnoun

1.
Camelclassical
A male camel, also referred to as 'al-qannū'. Its plural is 'dīkhah', similar to 'dīk' and 'dīkah'.

دَاخَverb

1.
to be humbledboth
To become humbled, submissive, or defeated.
2.
to be tamedclassical
To be made docile or submissive.

يَدِيخُverb

1.
to be humbledboth
He is humbled, submissive, or defeated.
2.
to be tamedclassical
He is made docile or submissive.

دَيْخًاnoun

1.
humiliationboth
The state or act of being humbled, submissive, or defeated.
2.
tamingclassical
The act of making something or someone docile or submissive.

دَيَّخَهُverb

1.
to humble himboth
To cause someone or something to be humbled, submissive, or defeated.
2.
to tame himclassical
To make someone or something docile or submissive.

ذَيَّخَهُverb

1.
to humble himclassical
To cause someone or something to be humbled, submissive, or defeated, using the letter 'dhāl' instead of 'dāl'.
2.
to tame himclassical
To make someone or something docile or submissive, using the letter 'dhāl' instead of 'dāl'.

مُدَيَّخadjective

1.
humbledboth
One who has been humbled, made submissive, or defeated.
2.
tamedclassical
One who has been made docile or submissive.

مُذَيَّخadjective

1.
humbledclassical
One who has been humbled, made submissive, or defeated, using the letter 'dhāl' instead of 'dāl'.
2.
tamedclassical
One who has been made docile or submissive, using the letter 'dhāl' instead of 'dāl'.

ديخةnoun

1.
male camelsclassical
Plural of 'dīkh', referring to male camels.

Parallel reading

الديخ: القنو، وجمعه ديخة مثل ديك وديكة، والذال أعلى، وإياها قدم أبو حنيفة.

Al-dīkh: Al-qannū, and its plural is dīkhah, like dīk and dīkah, and the 'dhāl' is higher, and Abu Hanifa preferred it.

وداخ يديخ ديخا وديخه هو: ذلله كدوخه، يائية وواوية.

And dākha yadyikhu dīkhan, and dāyyakhahu: he humbled him, like kadawakhahu, using 'yā' and 'wāw'.

ديخته وذيخته، بالدال والذال: ذللته، وهو مديخ أي مذلل

I dāyyakhtuhu and dhāyyakhtuhu, with 'dāl' and 'dhāl': I humbled him, and he is mudayyakhan, meaning humbled.

وهو صحيح لا شك فيه.

And it is correct, no doubt about it.

ففنخ الكفرة وديخها أي أذلها وقهرها.

So he crushed the disbelievers and humbled them, meaning he humiliated and overpowered them.

يقال: ديخ ودوخ بمعنى واحد

It is said: dīkh and dūkh have the same meaning.

بعد أن يديخهم الأسر

After captivity humbles them.

وبعضهم يرويه بالذال المعجمة، وهي لغة شاذة.

And some of them narrate it with the unpointed 'dhāl', and it is an unusual dialect.