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كوخ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of dwelling or shelter, often small, humble, or temporary. It can also denote a place of storage or a guardhouse, particularly in agricultural contexts. The term is noted as being of Persian origin.

Derived headwords

كاخnoun
  1. 1.
    Palace in a gardenclassical

    A palace or a grand structure built within a garden or in specific locations, as used by the people of Marw.

  2. 2.
    Darknessclassical

    Used to describe a dark night.

كوخnoun
  1. 1.
    Hut, cottageboth

    A small, humble dwelling, often made of reeds or similar materials, without a skylight or opening.

  2. 2.
    Hut, shelterboth

    Any place that a farmer establishes on his land to store his crops, or that a guard (nāṭūr) establishes to protect a garden or orchard.

الأكواخnoun
  1. 1.
    Hutsboth

    The plural form of 'kūkh', referring to multiple huts or dwellings.

Parallel reading

ليلة كاخ: مظلمة.
A dark night: dark.
ويقال للبيت المسنم: كوخ، وهو فارسي معرب.
And the arched house is called 'kūkh', and it is an Arabized Persian word.
والكوخ، بالضم: بيت من قصب بلا كوة، والجمع الأكواخ.
And the 'kūkh', with the dammah, is a house made of reeds without a skylight, and its plural is 'al-akwākh'.
والكوخ والكاخ دخيلان في العربية.
And 'kūkh' and 'kākh' are foreign loanwords in Arabic.
والكوخ: كل موضع يتخذه الزارع على زرعه ويكون فيه يحفظ زروعه،
And the 'kūkh' is every place that a farmer takes on his land and in which he stores his crops,
وكذلك الناطور يتخذه يحفظ ما في البستان،
And likewise, the guard takes it to protect what is in the garden,
وأهل مرو يقولون كاخ للقصر الذي يتخذ في البستان والمواضع.
And the people of Marw say 'kākh' for the palace that is built in the garden and in places.