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سيخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being firmly established, rooted, or deeply settled. It can also refer to a type of spring herb and, in a specific context, to attentive listening.

Derived headwords

ساخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be rootedboth

    To be firmly established, deeply settled, or rooted in place.

ساخَاناًnoun
  1. 1.
    rootingclassical

    The act or state of being rooted or firmly established.

السَّاخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    spring herbclassical

    A type of spring herb, synonymous with 'al-sakhaah'.

مُسَيَّخَةadjective
  1. 1.
    attentiveclassical

    Attentive, listening intently, or paying close heed.

Parallel reading

ساخ الشيء سيخانا: رسخ.
The thing became rooted, firmly established.
والساخة: لغة في السخاة وهي البقلة الربيعية.
And al-sakhaah is a variant pronunciation for al-sakhaah, which is a spring herb.
وفي حديث يوم الجمعة: ما من دابة إلا وهي مسيخة أي مصغية مستمعة،
And in the hadith of Friday: There is no creature except that it is attentive, meaning listening intently.
ويروى بالصاد وهو الأصل.
And it is narrated with the letter Sad (ص), and that is the original.