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رسخ

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the concept of being firmly established, fixed, or deeply ingrained. It extends to ideas of permanence, stability, and thoroughness, whether in a physical location, knowledge, or even moisture in the ground.

Derived headwords

رَسَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be firmly establishedboth

    To be fixed or settled in a place, becoming permanent and stable.

  2. 2.
    to become ingrainedboth

    Used for knowledge or understanding that becomes deeply fixed in the mind.

  3. 3.
    to dry upclassical

    Used for a pool of water whose moisture has seeped into the ground.

يَرْسَخُverb
  1. 1.
    he/it establishesboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'rasakha', indicating the ongoing action of being firmly established or becoming ingrained.

رُسُوخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    firm establishmentboth

    The state or quality of being firmly established, fixed, or deeply ingrained.

أَرْسَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to make firmboth

    To cause something to be firmly established, fixed, or deeply ingrained.

إِرْسَاخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    making firmboth

    The act of causing something to be firmly established or deeply ingrained.

الرَّاسِخُadjective
  1. 1.
    firmly establishedboth

    Describing something that is firmly fixed, stable, or deeply ingrained.

  2. 2.
    deeply knowledgeableboth

    Used to describe someone who has deep and firm knowledge, especially in a particular field of study.

الرَّاسِخُونَnoun
  1. 1.
    those firmly establishedboth

    The plural form of 'al-rasikh', referring to people or things that are firmly established.

  2. 2.
    those deeply knowledgeableboth

    Specifically refers to scholars or individuals with profound and stable knowledge, particularly in religious or scientific matters.

رَسَخَ الدِّمْنُverb
  1. 1.
    dung settledclassical

    Refers to dung or refuse becoming firmly settled or fixed in place.

رَسَخَ الغَدِيرُverb
  1. 1.
    pool dried upclassical

    Describes a pool of water whose moisture has seeped into the ground, causing it to dry up.

رَسَخَ المَطَرُverb
  1. 1.
    rain moisture seepedclassical

    When the moisture from rain has penetrated deeply into the earth, causing the soil to become saturated.

Parallel reading

رسخ الشيء يرسخ رسوخا: ثبت في موضعه
A thing is firmly established, it becomes firmly established, with firm establishment: it is fixed in its place.
وأرسخه هو
And he made it firmly established.
والراسخ في العلم: الذي دخل فيه دخولا ثابتا
And the one firmly established in knowledge is he who has entered into it with a firm entry.
وكل ثابت: راسخ
And everything that is fixed is firmly established.
وأرسخته إرساخا كالحبر رسخ في الصحيفة
And I made it firmly established, like ink that is firmly established in a page.
والعلم يرسخ في قلب الإنسان
And knowledge becomes firmly established in the heart of a person.
والراسخون في العلم في كتاب الله: المدارسون
And the firmly established in knowledge in the Book of Allah are the diligent students.
قال مسروق: قدمت المدينة فإذا زيد بن ثابت من الراسخين في العلم
Masruq said: I arrived in Medina, and behold, Zayd ibn Thabit was among those firmly established in knowledge.
خالد بن جنبة: الراسخ في العلم البعيد العلم
Khalid ibn Jumbah said: The one firmly established in knowledge is one of distant knowledge.
ورسخ الدمن: ثبت
And dung is firmly established: it is fixed.
ورسخ الغدير رسوخا: نضب ماؤه
And a pool becomes firmly established, with firm establishment: its water has dried up.
ورسخ المطر رسوخا إذا نضب نداه في داخل الأرض فالتقى الثريان
And rain becomes firmly established, with firm establishment, when its moisture has seeped into the earth, so that the moist soil meets the dry soil.