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ذيخ

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the male hyena, characterized by its abundant hair. It also extends to meanings of stubbornness, arrogance, and a specific part of a palm tree. Additionally, it can refer to wolves in a particular dialect.

Derived headwords

الذِّيخnoun
  1. 1.
    male hyenaboth

    The male hyena, particularly one with abundant hair.

  2. 2.
    palm tree stalkclassical

    The stalk or cluster of a palm tree, specifically when it fails to pollinate or bear fruit.

  3. 3.
    arroganceclassical

    Arrogance, haughtiness, or excessive pride.

الذِّيخ: الذكر من الضباع الكثير الشعر — The male hyena with abundant hair.
والذيخ: قنو النخلة — And the stalk of the palm tree.
أذْياخnoun
  1. 1.
    male hyenasboth

    The plural of 'dhiikh', referring to male hyenas.

والجمع أذياخ وذيوخ وذيخة — And the plural is 'adhyakh', 'dhuyukh', and 'dhikha'.
ذُيُوخnoun
  1. 1.
    male hyenasboth

    Another plural form for 'dhiikh', referring to male hyenas.

والجمع أذياخ وذيوخ وذيخة — And the plural is 'adhyakh', 'dhuyukh', and 'dhikha'.
ذِيخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    female hyenaboth

    The female hyena.

  2. 2.
    male hyenasboth

    A plural form for 'dhiikh', referring to male hyenas.

  3. 3.
    palm tree stalksclassical

    The plural of 'dhiikh' when referring to palm tree stalks.

والأنثى ذيخة — And the female is 'dhiikha'.
والجمع ذيخات ولا يكسر — And the plural is 'dhiikhat', and it is not broken.
ذِيخَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    female hyenasboth

    The plural of 'dhiikha', referring to female hyenas.

والجمع ذيخات ولا يكسر — And the plural is 'dhiikhat', and it is not broken.
ذَائِحًاadjective
  1. 1.
    runningclassical

    Running, specifically used to describe the movement of hyenas.

مثل الضباع يسفن ذيخا ذائخا — Like hyenas, they run, a 'dhiikh' and a 'dha'ikh'.
بِذِيخnoun
  1. 1.
    covered in mudclassical

    Covered or smeared with mud or dirt.

  2. 2.
    covered in dungclassical

    Covered or smeared with dung.

فإذا هو بذيخ متلطخ — When behold, he was 'bidhiikh', smeared.
بذيخ أمدر أي متلطخ بالمدر — 'Bidhiikh' (covered in) mud, meaning smeared with mud.
مُحْرَنْجِمًاadjective
  1. 1.
    huddledclassical

    Gathered together, huddled, or contracted, often due to hardship or cold.

والذيخ محرنجما — And the 'dhiikh' (hyena) was 'muhranjiman' (huddled).
ذَيَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to make submissiveclassical

    To make something or someone submissive, humble, or tractable.

ذيخت النخلة إذا لم تقبل الإبار ولم تعقد شيئا — The palm tree was 'dhiikhat' if it did not accept pollination and did not bear fruit.
تَذْيِيخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    subjugationclassical

    The act of making something or someone submissive or tractable.

وذيخه تذييخا: ذلله — And 'dhayyakha' it, 'tadhiikhan': he made it submissive.
ذِيخnoun
  1. 1.
    arroganceclassical

    Arrogance, haughtiness, or pride.

كان الأشعث ذا ذيخ — Al-Ash'ath was a man of 'dhiikh' (arrogance).
المِذْيَخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wolvesclassical

    Wolves, used in the dialect of the Khawlan tribe.

والمذيخة: الذئاب. بلسان خولان — And 'al-midhyakha': wolves. In the language of Khawlan.

Parallel reading

الذِّيخ: الذكر من الضباع الكثير الشعر
The 'dhiikh': the male hyena with abundant hair.
والجمع أذياخ وذيوخ وذيخة
And the plural is 'adhyakh', 'dhuyukh', and 'dhikha'.
والأنثى ذيخة؛ والجمع ذيخات ولا يكسر
And the female is 'dhiikha'; and the plural is 'dhiikhat', and it is not broken.
مثل الضباع يسفن ذيخا ذائخا
Like hyenas, they run, a 'dhiikh' and a 'dha'ikh'.
فإذا هو بذيخ متلطخ
When behold, he was 'bidhiikh', smeared.
بذيخ أمدر أي متلطخ بالمدر
'Bidhiikh' (covered in) mud, meaning smeared with mud.
والذيخ محرنجما أي أن السنة تركت ذكر الضباع مجتمعا متقبضا من شدة الجدب
And the 'dhiikh' (hyena) was 'muhranjiman', meaning the drought left the male hyena gathered and contracted from the severity of the scarcity.
والذيخ: قنو النخلة، حكاه كراع في الذال المعجمة وجمعه ذيخة
And the 'dhiikh': the stalk of the palm tree, narrated by Kura' in the emphatic 'dhal', and its plural is 'dhiikha'.
ويقال: ذيخت النخلة إذا لم تقبل الإبار ولم تعقد شيئا
And it is said: the palm tree was 'dhiikhat' if it did not accept pollination and did not bear fruit.
وذيخه تذييخا: ذلله، حكاها أبو عبيد وحده، والصواب الدال
And 'dhayyakha' it, 'tadhiikhan': he made it submissive, narrated by Abu Ubaid alone, and the correct is with 'dal'.
وكان شمر يقول: ديخته ذللته، بالدال، من داخ يديخ إذا ذل
And Shamir used to say: 'dayyakhtuhu' (I made it submissive), with 'dal', from 'daakha yadukhu' if it became submissive.
والذيخ: الكبر
And the 'dhiikh': arrogance.
كان الأشعث ذا ذيخ
Al-Ash'ath was a man of 'dhiikh' (arrogance).
ويقال: في فلان ذيخ أي كبر
And it is said: So-and-so has 'dhiikh', meaning arrogance.
والمذيخة: الذئاب. بلسان خولان
And 'al-midhyakha': wolves. In the language of Khawlan.