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شلخ

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to lineage, origin, and offspring, encompassing concepts of descent, progeny, and the quality of one's descendants. It also extends to personal qualities and historical lineage.

Derived headwords

الشَّلْخnoun
  1. 1.
    Origin, lineageboth

    The fundamental origin or ancestral line of a person or family.

  2. 2.
    Offspring, progenyboth

    Children and descendants, representing the continuation of a lineage.

  3. 3.
    Good qualityclassical

    Referring to the good qualities or character of a person.

شَلَخَverb
  1. 1.
    To be of good lineageclassical

    To be descended from a noble or good origin.

شَلَخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Offspringclassical

    A term for children or descendants.

شَلَخُ سُوءٍnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    Bad lineageclassical

    A person of ignoble or bad origin or descent.

شَلَخُ سُوءٍnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    Bad offspringclassical

    Referring to bad or ill-behaved children or descendants.

شَرِخَverb
  1. 1.
    To be of good lineageclassical

    To be descended from a noble or good origin.

نَجْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Offspring, progenyboth

    Children and descendants.

نَسْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Offspring, progenyboth

    Children and descendants.

زَكَوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Offspring, progenyclassical

    Children and descendants.

زَكِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Offspring, progenyclassical

    Children and descendants.

شَالَخname
  1. 1.
    Shalikh (name)classical

    The name of a grandfather of Ibrahim (Abraham), peace be upon him.

Parallel reading

الشلخ: الأصل والعرق
Al-Shalakh: The origin and lineage.
شلخ الرجل وشرخه ونجله ونسله وزكوته وزكيته واحد
Shalakh a man, and sharikhuhu, and najluhu, and nasluhu, and zakwatuhu, and zakiyatuhu are all the same.
فلان شلخ سوء وخلف سوء
So-and-so is of bad lineage and has bad offspring.
وبقيت في شلخ كجلد الأجرب
And I was left among a lineage like the skin of a leper.
الشلخ: حسن الرجل
Al-Shalakh: The good quality of a man.
شالخ: جد إبراهيم
Shalikh: The grandfather of Ibrahim.