قوخ

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to darkness, obscurity, and corruption, particularly in the context of a night or a person's internal state. It can describe a very dark night or a person whose inner being has become corrupted or diseased.

Derived headwords

قَاخَverb

1.
to be corruptedclassical
To become internally corrupted or diseased, referring to the inner state of a human being.

قُوخnoun

1.
corruption, diseaseclassical
A state of internal corruption or disease affecting the human being.

قُوخًاnoun

1.
corruption, diseaseclassical
A state of internal corruption or disease affecting the human being.

وَقَخَverb

1.
to be corruptedclassical
To become internally corrupted or diseased, referring to the inner state of a human being. This is presented as an inversion of 'قاخ'.

لَيْلَةٌ قَاخٌadjective

1.
dark, black nightclassical
Describing a night that is extremely dark and black, characterized by deep obscurity.

قَاخٌadjective

1.
dark, blackclassical
Used to describe a night that is extremely dark and black.

طَخْيَاءadjective

1.
dark, obscureclassical
Describing extreme darkness and obscurity, often used in conjunction with night.

حَنْدَسٌadjective

1.
dark, obscureclassical
Describing intense darkness, particularly of the night.

طَمْسًاnoun

1.
obscured, erasedclassical
In the context of stars, it means they are obscured or invisible due to the darkness.

Parallel reading

قاخ جوف الإنسان قوخا وقخا، مقلوب: فسد من داء.

The inside of a human being became corrupted with 'qawkh' and 'waqkh', an inversion meaning: it became corrupt from disease.

وليلة قاخ: مظلمة سوداء؛

And a 'qawkh' night: dark and black;

كم ليلة طخياء قاخا حندسا،

How many a dark, black, obscure night,

ترى النجوم من دجاها طمسا

You see the stars from its darkness obscured.

وليس نهار قاخ كذلك: عن كراع.

And the day is not 'qawkh' likewise: according to Kara'.