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طرخ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific agricultural structures and potentially terms of nobility. The primary derived word describes a type of water reservoir used for irrigation, noted as a loanword. Another term refers to a noble person, specific to the Khorasan region.

Derived headwords

الطُّرْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    irrigation reservoirclassical

    A large basin or cistern, resembling a wide pool, situated at the outlet of an irrigation channel. Water collects here before being distributed to the farmland. It is considered a loanword, neither purely Persian nor purely Arabic.

طَرْخَانname
  1. 1.
    noble manclassical

    A title or name for a distinguished or noble man, used in the language of the people of Khorasan.

الطَّراخِنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    noblesclassical

    The plural form of 'طرخان', referring to noble men.

Parallel reading

الطرخة: ماجل يتخذ كالحوض الواسع عند مخرج القناة يجتمع فيها الماء ثم يتفجر منها إلى المزرعة
The 'turkhah': a reservoir built like a wide basin at the outlet of a channel where water collects before flowing to the farm.
وهو دخيل ليست فارسية لكناء ولا عربية محضة
And it is a loanword, neither purely Persian nor purely Arabic.
وطرخان: اسم للرجل الشريف، بلغة أهل خراسان
And 'turkhan': a name for a noble man, in the language of the people of Khorasan.
والجمع الطراخنة
And the plural is 'turkhanah'.