شمخ

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes concepts of height, elevation, and loftiness, both physically and metaphorically. It extends to meanings of arrogance, pride, and haughtiness, as well as specific botanical and geographical terms.

Derived headwords

شَمَخَverb

1.
to be high and elevatedboth
The mountain was high and elevated.
2.
to be arrogantboth
He was arrogant and haughty.

شُمُوخًاnoun

1.
loftiness, heightboth
The loftiness and height of the mountain.
2.
arrogance, haughtinessboth
His arrogance and haughtiness.

شَوَامِخadjective

1.
lofty, toweringboth
Lofty mountains, meaning towering ones.

شَامِخadjective

1.
tall, highboth
A tall mountain, meaning long into the sky.
2.
arrogant, proudboth
Used to describe someone who is arrogant and proud.
3.
high-bornclassical
Referring to noble lineage.

شَمَّاخadjective

1.
tall, highboth
A tall mountain, meaning long into the sky.
2.
very arrogantboth
A man characterized by much arrogance.

شَمَخَ أنْفُهُverb

1.
to be arrogantboth
His nose was raised in arrogance and pride.

شَمَخَ بأنْفِهِverb

1.
to be arrogantboth
He became arrogant and haughty.

شُمَّخnoun

1.
arroganceclassical
The plural of 'shamikh', referring to arrogance.

شَمَّاخnoun

1.
a poet's name
The name of a poet, Al-Shammakh bin Dirar.

شَمْرَخnoun

1.
cluster of datesboth
The cluster of dates on which the unripe dates are, originating from the bunch.
2.
slender branchboth
A thin, tender branch that grows at the top of a thick branch.
3.
mountain peakclassical
A long, thin, round head at the top of a mountain.
4.
a type of horse markingclassical
A white marking on a horse that is thin, long, and extends towards the nose.

شِمْرَاخnoun

1.
cluster of datesboth
The cluster of dates on which the unripe dates are, originating from the bunch.
2.
slender branchboth
A thin, tender branch that grows at the top of a thick branch.
3.
mountain peakclassical
A long, thin, round head at the top of a mountain.
4.
a type of horse markingclassical
A white marking on a horse that is thin, long, and extends towards the nose.

شَمَارِيخnoun

1.
mountain peaksclassical
The peaks of mountains, synonymous with 'shanakhib'.

شَمْرَخَverb

1.
to strip datesboth
To strip the clusters of dates.

شَمْرُوخnoun

1.
cluster of datesboth
The cluster of dates on which the unripe dates are, originating from the bunch.
2.
slender branchboth
A thin, tender branch that grows at the top of a thick branch.
3.
mountain peakclassical
A long, thin, round head at the top of a mountain.
4.
a type of horse markingclassical
A white marking on a horse that is thin, long, and extends towards the nose.

شَمْرَاخِيَّةname

1.
a sect nameclassical
A name for a sect of Kharijites, followers of Abdullah bin Shamrakh.

Parallel reading

شمخ الجبل يشمخ شموخا: علا وارتفع.

The mountain was high and elevated.

والجبال الشوامخ: الشواهق.

And the lofty mountains are the towering ones.

وجبل شامخ وشماخ: طويل في السماء

And a tall mountain, meaning long into the sky.

والشامخ: الرافع أنفه عزا وتكبرا

And the arrogant one is he who raises his nose in pride and arrogance.

وقد شمخ أنفه وبأنفه يشمخ شموخا: تكبر وتعظم.

And his nose was raised, and he became arrogant and haughty.

وفي حديث قس: شامخ الحسب ؛ الشامخ: العالي.

And in the saying of Qass: 'noble lineage'; the lofty one means high-born.

وفي الحديث: فشمخ بأنفه ارتفع وتكبر

And in the hadith: 'So he raised his nose in arrogance and became haughty'.

وأنوف شمخ.

And arrogant noses.

ورجل شماخ: كثير الشموخ

And a man who is 'shammakh' is one of much arrogance.

نية زمخ وشمخ وزموخ وشموخ أي بعيدة.

An intention of 'zamakh', 'shamakh', 'zamukh', and 'shumukh' means distant.

والشماخ بن ضرار: اسم شاعر

And Al-Shammakh bin Dirar is the name of a poet.

والشمراخ والشمروخ: العثكال الذي عليه البسر، وأصله في العذق وقد يكون في العنب.

And the 'shamrakh' and 'shamrukh' is the cluster on which the unripe dates are, its origin being in the bunch, and it may be in grapes.

وفي الحديث: أن سعد بن عبادة أتى النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، برجل في الحي مخدج سقيم وجد على أمة من إمائهم يخبث بها، فقال النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم: خذوا له عثكالا فيه مائة شمراخ فاضربوه به ضربة ما بين خمس مرات إلى عشر مرات.

And in the hadith: Sa'd bin 'Ubadah came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, with a man from the tribe who was crippled and sick, found with one of their slave women engaging in illicit relations. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 'Take for him a cluster containing a hundred 'shamrakhs' and strike him with it between five and ten times'.

والشمراخ: رأس مستدير طويل دقيق في أعلى الجبل.

And the 'shamrakh' is a long, thin, round head at the top of the mountain.

والشمراخ من الغرر: ما استدق وطال وسال مقبلا حتى جلل الخيشوم ولم يبلغ الجحفلة، والفرس شمراخ؛

And the 'shamrakh' among the white markings (on a horse) is what is thin and long and extends forward until it covers the nose but does not reach the jaw; and the horse is 'shamrakh'.

وشمراخ السحاب: أعاليه.

And the 'shamrakh' of the clouds are their upper parts.

وشمرخ النخلة: خرط بسرها.

And to 'shamrakh' the palm tree is to strip its unripe dates.

والشمراخية: صنف من الخوارج أصحاب عبد الله بن شمراخ.

And Al-Shamrakhiyyah is a sect of the Kharijites, followers of Abdullah bin Shamrakh.