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سربخ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes vast, open, and often disorienting or empty expanses of land. It can also refer to a state of lightness, recklessness, or the intense heat of midday.

Derived headwords

السربخnoun
  1. 1.
    Vast landboth

    An extensive, wide area of land.

  2. 2.
    Distant landboth

    Land that is far away or remote.

  3. 3.
    Lost placeboth

    A confusing or trackless place where one cannot find their way.

سربخnoun
  1. 1.
    Vast wildernessclassical

    A large, remote, and trackless desert or wilderness.

مسربخnoun
  1. 1.
    Midday heatclassical

    The intense heat of midday, often associated with mirages.

السربخةnoun
  1. 1.
    Lightness and recklessnessclassical

    A state of being light, frivolous, or impetuous.

مسربخاadjective
  1. 1.
    Walking in midday heatclassical

    Describing someone walking during the intense heat of midday.

مسنبخاadjective
  1. 1.
    Walking in midday heatclassical

    Describing someone walking during the intense heat of midday.

Parallel reading

وكائن قطعنا إليك من دوية سربخ أي مفازة واسعة بعيدة الأرجاء
And how many a vast, far-reaching wilderness we traversed to reach you.
وأرض قد قطعت بها القواهي ... من الجنان، سربخها مليع
And a land through which the distant horizons have passed... its vastness is immense.
أسأدت ليلة ويوما، فلما دخلت في مسربخ مردون
I traveled for a night and a day, and when I entered the mirage-filled expanse...
قال: المردون المنسوج بالسراب.
He said: Al-Murdun is that which is woven with mirage.
والردن: الغزل.
And Al-Raddan: is yarn.
والسربخة: الخفة والنزق.
And Al-Sarbakha: is lightness and recklessness.
ظللت اليوم مسربخا ومسنبخا أي ظللت أمشي في الظهيرة.
I spent the day walking in the midday heat, meaning I spent the day walking in the afternoon heat.