سوخ

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of sinking, plunging, or becoming submerged, especially in soft ground like mud or earth. It also extends to the resulting state of the ground being muddy or yielding.

Derived headwords

ساختverb

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sankboth
The past tense verb indicating sinking or plunging into the ground.

تسوخverb

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sinksboth
The present tense verb indicating the action of sinking or plunging into the ground.

سوخاnoun

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sinkingboth
The verbal noun (masdar) denoting the act of sinking or plunging.

سؤوخاnoun

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sinkingclassical
An alternative form of the verbal noun (masdar) for sinking.

سوخاناnoun

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sinkingclassical
Another variant of the verbal noun (masdar) for sinking.

تسيخverb

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sinksboth
A variant present tense verb form indicating sinking or plunging into the ground.

ثاختverb

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sankclassical
A verb used for comparison, meaning to sink or plunge into the ground.

ساختverb

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sankboth
Used in the context of an animal's leg sinking into the ground.

ساخverb

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sankboth
The past tense verb indicating sinking, used in reference to a mountain.

انساختverb

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sankclassical
A verb form indicating sinking or plunging into the ground, used for a rock.

ساختverb

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sankboth
The past tense verb indicating sinking, used for a person.

سواخاnoun

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mudclassical
A state of the ground being muddy or yielding.

سواخىnoun

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mudclassical
A state of the ground being muddy or yielding, often due to heavy rain.

رسبverb

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sankboth
A verb meaning to sink or settle down.

سواخىnoun

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muddy groundclassical
Ground that is muddy and causes feet to sink.

سواخيةnoun

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mudclassical
A large amount of mud, especially from heavy rain.

سويوخةnoun

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little mudclassical
The diminutive form of 'sawaakhiyah', referring to a small amount of mud.

تسوخناverb

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we sankclassical
The past tense verb indicating we sank or fell into the mud.

تزوخناverb

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we sankclassical
A variant past tense verb indicating we sank or fell into the mud.

Parallel reading

ساخت بهم الأرض تسوخ سوخا وسؤوخا وسوخانا إذا انخسفت

The earth sank with them, sinking with a sinking, plunging, and subsiding when it collapsed.

وكذلك الأقدام تسوخ في الأرض وتسيخ: تدخل فيها وتغيب مثل ثاخت

And likewise, feet sink into the earth and plunge: they enter into it and disappear like 'thaakhat'.

فساخت يد فرسي أي غاصت في الأرض

So my horse's leg sank, meaning it plunged into the earth.

فساخ الجبل وخر موسى صعقا

So the mountain sank, and Moses fell down in a swoon.

فانساخت الصخرة ، كذا روي بالخاء، أي غاصت في الأرض

So the rock sank, as it was narrated with 'kha', meaning it plunged into the earth.

وساخت الرجل تسيخ، كذلك مثل ثاخت

And a man sank, plunging, just like 'thaakhat'.

وصارت الأرض سواخا وسواخى أي طينا

And the earth became muddy and yielding, meaning it became mud.

وساخ الشيء يسوخ: رسب

And a thing sinks: it settles down.

مطرنا حتى صارت الأرض سواخى، على فعالى بفتح الفاء واللام

We were rained upon until the earth became muddy, according to 'falaa' with fath on the fa and lam.

حتى صارت الأرض سواخى، على فعالى بضم الفاء وتشديد العين، وذلك إذا كثرت رداغ المطر

Until the earth became muddy, according to 'falaa' with damma on the fa and shadda on the 'ayn, and that is when the mud from the rain is abundant.

وهي التي تسوخ فيها الأقدام

And it is that into which the feet sink.

فأخذ صاحبه بذنبه في بطحاء سواخى، وإنما يضطر إليها الصعب ليسوخ فيها

So its owner took its tail in a muddy plain, and the difficult one is only forced into it to sink within it.

والسواخى: طين كثر ماؤه من رداغ المطر

And 'al-sawaakhi': mud whose water is abundant from the mud of the rain.

إن فيه لسواخية شديدة أي طين كثير

Indeed, in it is a severe muddiness, meaning abundant mud.

والتصغير سويوخة كما يقال كميثرة

And the diminutive is 'suyaykhah' as 'kumaytharah' is said.

تسوخنا في الطين وتزوخنا أي وقعنا فيه

We sank in the mud and we plunged, meaning we fell into it.