مرخ

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of greasing, anointing, or rubbing with oil. It extends to meanings of gentleness, ease, and sometimes to specific types of trees and celestial bodies, as well as metaphorical uses related to humor and foolishness.

Derived headwords

مَرِخَverb

1.
to be greasedboth
To be rubbed or anointed with oil or fat.

مَرَّخَverb

1.
to greaseboth
To anoint or rub something with oil or fat.
2.
to massageboth
To rub and knead someone's body, especially as a therapeutic treatment.

مرخه بالدهن يمرخه «5». مرخا ومرخه تمريخا: دهنه — He greased him with oil, he greases him; greasing and he greased him: he anointed him.

تَمَرَّخَverb

1.
to anoint oneselfboth
To apply oil or fat to oneself.

وتمرخ به: ادهن — And he anointed himself with it: he applied oil.

مَرِخٌadjective

1.
oilyboth
One who applies a lot of oil or fat to himself.

ورجل مرخ ومريخ: كثير الادهان — And a man who is oily and very oily: one who applies a lot of oil.

مَرِيخٌadjective

1.
very oilyboth
One who applies a lot of oil or fat to himself.
2.
gentleclassical
One whose side is easily approached or dealt with.
3.
foolishclassical
A foolish man.

ورجل مرخ ومريخ: كثير الادهان — And a man who is oily and very oily: one who applies a lot of oil.

مُرُوخٌnoun

1.
jokingclassical
Joking or jesting.

ابن الأعرابي: المرخ المزاح — Ibn al-A'rabi: Al-morookh is jesting.

مَرِخٌnoun

1.
firewood treeclassical
A type of tree used for making fire, known for its abundance and rapid burning.

والمرخ: من شجر النار، معروف — And al-marakh: is one of the trees of fire, known.

مَرِخَةnoun

1.
firewood treeclassical
A single specimen of the marakh tree, used for making fire.

واحدته مرخة — Its singular is marakha.

مَرِخٌnoun

1.
soft woodclassical
A type of soft, pliable wood.

شجر مريخ ومرخ وقطف، وهو الرقيق اللين — Trees that are marikh, marakh, and qataf, which are thin and soft.

مَرِخٌnoun

1.
lower hearthstickclassical
The lower part of a fire-starting drill (zenad), made from soft wood.

والمرخ: الزندة، وهو الأسفل — And al-marakh: is the hearthstick, which is the lower one.

مَرِخٌnoun

1.
soft and pliableclassical
Describing something that is thin, soft, and pliable.

شجر مريخ ومرخ وقطف، وهو الرقيق اللين — Trees that are marikh, marakh, and qataf, which are thin and soft.

مَرِخٌnoun

1.
soft wood treeclassical
A tree that appears dry but is moist inside when broken, known for its soft wood.

والمرخ: العرفج الذي تظنه يابسا فإذا كسرته وجدت جوفه رطبا — And al-marakh: is the 'urfuj tree which you think is dry, but when you break it you find its inside moist.

مَرِخَةnoun

1.
date palm fruitclassical
A dialectal term for a date palm fruit (ramkha).

والمرخة: لغة في الرمخة، وهي البلحة — And al-marakha: is a dialectal term for al-ramkha, which is the date palm fruit.

مَرِيخnoun

1.
Marsclassical
A planet in the sky, identified as Mars (Bahram).

والمريخ والمريج: كوكب من الخنس في السماء الخامسة وهو بهرام — And al-marikh and al-marij: is a wandering star in the fifth heaven, and it is Bahram (Mars).

مَرِيخnoun

1.
long arrowclassical
A long arrow, often used for long-distance shooting or in competitions.

والمريخ: السهم الذي يغالى به — And al-marikh: is the arrow with which one competes for value.

مَرِيخnoun

1.
wolfclassical
A wolf, used metaphorically for its speed and predatory nature.

إنما يريد ذئبا فكنى عنه بالمريخ المحدد، مثله به في سرعته ومضائه — He only means a wolf, so he alludes to it with the sharp marikh, likening it to it in its speed and swiftness.

مَرِيخnoun

1.
foolish personclassical
A foolish or stupid man.

والمريخ: الرجل الأحمق، عن بعض الأعراب — And al-marikh: the foolish man, according to some of the Bedouins.

مَرِيخnoun

1.
lead(II) oxideclassical
A red pigment, also known as red lead or minium.

والمريخ: المرداسنج — And al-marikh: is minium (red lead).

مَرِيجnoun

1.
Marsclassical
A planet in the sky, identified as Mars (Bahram).

والمريخ والمريج، بالخاء والجيم جميعا، القرن — And al-marikh and al-marij, with both kha and jim, is the horn.

إمراخnoun

1.
making dough thinclassical
The act of adding a lot of water to dough, making it thin and runny.

وأمرخت العجين إذا أكثرت ماءه — And I made the dough runny if I increased its water.

ذو الممروخname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name mentioned in historical texts.

وذو الممروخ: موضع — And Dhu al-Mamrookh: a place.

ذي مراخname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name near Muzdalifah, or a mountain in Mecca.

وفي الحديث ذكر ذي مراخ، هو بضم الميم، موضع قريب من مزدلفة — And in the hadith, the mention of Dhi Marakh, it is with the pronunciation of the mim, a place near Muzdalifah.

مارخةname

1.
woman's nameclassical
The name of a woman.

ومارخة: اسم امرأة — And Marikha: the name of a woman.

مرخnoun

1.
soft woodclassical
A type of soft, pliable wood, often used for making fire.

وفي المثل: في كل شجر نار، واستمجد المرخ والعفار — And in the proverb: In every tree there is fire, and al-marakh and al-'ufar are highly esteemed.

مرخnoun

1.
softnessclassical
The quality of being soft, pliable, or yielding.

أي دهنا بكثرة دلك «6». واستمجد: استفضل؛ قال أبو حنيفة: معناه اقتدح على الهوينا فإن ذلك مجزئ إذا كان زنادك مرخا — Meaning: greased with abundant rubbing. And 'istamjada: means 'to prefer'. Abu Hanifa said: its meaning is to strike fire gently, for that is sufficient if your tinder is soft.

مرخnoun

1.
gentlenessclassical
The quality of being gentle, easy to deal with, or not stern.

قال الأزهري: هكذا رواه عثمان مرخا، بتشديد الخاء، يمرخ معه؛ وقيل: هو من مرخت الرجل بالدهن إذا دهنت به ثم دلكته. وأمرخت العجين إذا أكثرت ماءه؛ أراد ليس ممن يستلان جانبه — Al-Azhari said: thus it was narrated by Uthman as 'marakh', with a shadda on the kha, 'he jokes with him'. And it was said: it is from 'marakhtu al-rajula bil-duhn' if you anoint him with oil then rub him. And 'amrakhtu al-'ajeen' if you increase its water; he meant not one whose side is easily approached.

Parallel reading

مرخه بالدهن يمرخه «5». مرخا ومرخه تمريخا: دهنه.

He greased him with oil, he greases him; greasing and he greased him: he anointed him.

وتمرخ به: ادهن.

And he anointed himself with it: he applied oil.

ورجل مرخ ومريخ: كثير الادهان.

And a man who is oily and very oily: one who applies a lot of oil.

ابن الأعرابي: المرخ المزاح، وروي عن عائشة، رضي الله عنها: أن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، كان عندها يوما وكان متبسطا فدخل عليه عمر، رضي الله عنه، فقطب وتشزن له، فلما انصرف عاد النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، إلى انبساطه الأول، قالت: فقلت يا رسول الله كنت متبسطا فلما جاء عمر انقبضت، قالت فقال لي: يا عائشة إن عمر ليس ممن يمرخ معه أي يمزح؛

Ibn al-A'rabi: Al-morookh is jesting. And it was narrated from Aisha, may God be pleased with her: that the Prophet, peace be upon him, was with her one day and was relaxed, so Umar, may God be pleased with him, entered, and he frowned and became stern towards him. When he left, the Prophet, peace be upon him, returned to his former relaxation. She said: I said, O Messenger of God, you were relaxed, but when Umar came, you became tense. She said, he said to me: O Aisha, Umar is not one with whom one jokes; meaning, he does not joke.

وروي عن جابر بن عبد الله قال: كانت امرأة تغني عند عائشة بالدف فلما دخل عمر جعلت الدف تحت رجلها، وأمرت المرأة فخرجت، فلما دخل عمر قال له رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، هل لك يا ابن الخطاب في ابنة أخيك فعلت كذا وكذا؟ فقال عمر: يا عائشة؛ فقال: دع عنك ابنة أخيك. فلما خرج عمر قالت عائشة: أكان اليوم حلالا فلما دخل عمر كان حراما؟ فقال رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم: ليس كل الناس مرخا عليه ؛

And it was narrated from Jabir bin Abdullah, he said: A woman was singing with a tambourine at Aisha's. When Umar entered, she put the tambourine under her leg and ordered the woman to leave. When Umar entered, the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, said to him: Do you want, O son of Al-Khattab, your niece to do such and such? Umar said: O Aisha! He said: Leave your niece alone. When Umar left, Aisha said: Was it permissible today, and when Umar entered it became forbidden? The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, said: Not everyone is easy-going with you;

قال الأزهري: هكذا رواه عثمان مرخا، بتشديد الخاء، يمرخ معه؛ وقيل: هو من مرخت الرجل بالدهن إذا دهنت به ثم دلكته. وأمرخت العجين إذا أكثرت ماءه؛ أراد ليس ممن يستلان جانبه.

Al-Azhari said: Thus it was narrated by Uthman as 'marakh', with a shadda on the kha, 'he jokes with him'. And it was said: it is from 'marakhtu al-rajula bil-duhn' if you anoint him with oil then rub him. And 'amrakhtu al-'ajeen' if you increase its water; he meant not one whose side is easily approached.

والمرخ: من شجر النار، معروف.

And al-marakh: is one of the trees of fire, known.

وفي المثل: في كل شجر نار، واستمجد المرخ والعفار؛ أي دهنا بكثرة دلك «6».

And in the proverb: In every tree there is fire, and al-marakh and al-'ufar are highly esteemed; meaning: greased with abundant rubbing.

إذا المرخ لم يور تحت العفار، ... وضن بقدر فلم تعقب

If the marakh does not ignite under the 'ufar, ... And he was stingy with the measure, so it did not result.

وقال أعرابي: شجر مريخ ومرخ وقطف، وهو الرقيق اللين.

And an Arab said: Trees that are marikh, marakh, and qataf, which are thin and soft.

وقالوا: أرخ يديك واسترخ إن الزناد من مرخ؛ يقال ذلك للرجل الكريم الذي لا يحتاج أن تكره أو تلج عليه؛ فسره ابن الأعرابي بذلك؛

And they said: Relax your hands and be relaxed, for the tinder is from marakh; this is said to a generous man who does not need to be coerced or forced upon; Ibn al-A'rabi explained it thus;

والمرخ من العضاه وهو ينفرش ويطول في السماء حتى يستظل فيه؛ وليس له ورق ولا شوك، وعيدانه سلبة قضبان دقاق، وينبت في شعب وفي خشب، ومنه يكون الزناد الذي يقتدح به، واحدته مرخة؛

And al-marakh is from the thorny trees, and it spreads and grows tall in the sky until one can find shade under it; it has no leaves or thorns, and its branches are slender, thin rods, and it grows in valleys and on wood, and from it is the tinder used for striking fire, its singular is marakha;

وقول أبي جندب: فلا تحسبن جاري لدى ظل مرخة؛ ... ولا تحسبنه نقع قاع بقرقر خص المرخة لأنها قليلة الورق سخيفة الظل.

And the saying of Abu Jundub: Do not think my neighbor is under the shade of a marakha; ... Nor think it is the water of a qara' in Qarqar. He specified the marakha because it has few leaves and little shade.

وفي النوادر: عود متيخ ومريخ طويل لين؛

And in al-Nawadir: a long, soft, pliable stick;

والمريخ: السهم الذي يغالى به؛ والمريخ: سهم طويل له أربع قذذ يقتدر به الغلاء؛ قال الشماخ: أرقت له في القوم، والصبح ساطع، كما سطع المريخ شمره الغالي

And al-marikh: is the arrow with which one competes for value; and al-marikh: is a long arrow with four fletchings with which one measures the distance; Al-Shammakh said: I stayed awake for him among the people, and the morning was bright, as the long arrow shot by the valuable one was bright.

أو كمريخ على شريانة أي على قوس شريانة؛

Or like a marikh on a shariyanah, meaning on a shariyanah bow;

والمريخ: سهم يصنعه آل الخفة وأكثر ما يغلون به لإجراء الخيل إذا استبقوا؛

And al-marikh: is an arrow made by the Khiffah tribe, and they most often use it to race horses when they compete;

صب لها في الريح مريخ أشم إنما يريد ذئبا فكنى عنه بالمريخ المحدد، مثله به في سرعته ومضائه؛

He poured for her in the wind a swift marikh. He only means a wolf, so he alludes to it with the sharp marikh, likening it to it in its speed and swiftness;

والمريخ: الرجل الأحمق، عن بعض الأعراب.

And al-marikh: the foolish man, according to some of the Bedouins.

أبو خيرة: المريخ والمريج، بالخاء والجيم جميعا، القرن ويجمعان أمرخة وأمرجة؛

Abu Khayra: Al-marikh and al-marij, with both kha and jim, is the horn, and they are collected as amrakhah and amarajah;

وقال أبو تراب: سألت أبا سعيد عن المريخ والمريج فلم يعرفهما، وعرف غيره المريخ والمريج: كوكب من الخنس في السماء الخامسة وهو بهرام؛ قال: فعند ذاك يطلع المريخ ... بالصبح، يحكي لونه زخيخ، من شعلة ساعدها النفيخ

And Abu Turab said: I asked Abu Sa'id about al-marikh and al-marij, and he did not know them. Others knew al-marikh and al-marij: a wandering star in the fifth heaven, and it is Bahram (Mars); he said: At that time, al-marikh rises... in the morning, its color resembles a spark, from a flame aided by the blowing.

وأمرخ العجين إمراخا: أكثر ماءه حتى رق.

And I made the dough runny (imrakhan): I increased its water until it became thin.

ومرخ العرفج مرخا، فهو مرخ: طاب ورق وطالت عيدانه.

And the 'urfuj tree became soft (marakha), so it is soft (marikh): its leaves became good and its branches grew long.

والمرخ: العرفج الذي تظنه يابسا فإذا كسرته وجدت جوفه رطبا.

And al-marakh: is the 'urfuj tree which you think is dry, but when you break it you find its inside moist.

والمرخة: لغة في الرمخة، وهي البلحة.

And al-marakha: is a dialectal term for al-ramkha, which is the date palm fruit.

والمريخ: المرداسنج.

And al-marikh: is minium (red lead).

وذو الممروخ: موضع.

And Dhu al-Mamrookh: a place.

وفي الحديث ذكر ذي مراخ، هو بضم الميم، موضع قريب من مزدلفة؛ وقيل: هو جبل بمكة، ويقال بالحاء المهملة.

And in the hadith, the mention of Dhi Marakh, it is with the pronunciation of the mim, a place near Muzdalifah; and it was said: it is a mountain in Mecca, and it is said with the unpointed ha.

ومارخة: اسم امرأة. وفي أمثالهم: هذا خباء مارخة «1». قال: مارخة اسم امرأة كانت تتفخر ثم عثر عليها وهي تنبش قبرا.

And Marikha: the name of a woman. And in their proverbs: This is the tent of Marikha. He said: Marikha was the name of a woman who used to boast, then she was discovered digging a grave.