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هيخ

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of making something settle or lie down, particularly in the context of animals, such as a camel or a horse. It also extends to the specific actions and calls associated with this settling, especially concerning mating.

Derived headwords

هَيَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to make lie downboth

    To cause an animal, like a camel or horse, to lie down or settle. This is often done by calling to it with specific sounds.

  2. 2.
    to make ready for matingclassical

    Specifically, to make a female animal lie down so that a male can mount it for mating.

هَيَخَانnoun
  1. 1.
    making lie downclassical

    The act of causing an animal to lie down or settle, often with specific calls.

هِيَاخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    making lie downclassical

    The act of making an animal lie down, particularly in preparation for mating.

هَخ هَخother
  1. 1.
    call to lie downclassical

    A sound or call used to make a camel or other animal lie down.

إِخ إِخother
  1. 1.
    call to lie downclassical

    A sound or call used to make a camel or other animal lie down, similar to 'hakh hakh'.

أَفْحَلadjective
  1. 1.
    potent (stallion)classical

    Describing a male animal, particularly a stallion, that is strong and capable of mating.

ابتسرverb
  1. 1.
    to be born prematurelyclassical

    To be born or brought forth before the proper time, used metaphorically for war.

كشافاadjective
  1. 1.
    revealingclassical

    Something that reveals or makes clear, used here to describe war.

أَحْلامnoun
  1. 1.
    mindsclassical

    The intellect or understanding of people, here referring to the people involved in war.

أَنَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    to make lie downboth

    To cause a camel or other animal to kneel or lie down.

Parallel reading

هيخ الهريسة: أكثر ودكها
To make the harisa (a dish) rich: to increase its fat.
إذا ابتسر الحرب أحلامها كشافا
When war prematurely brings forth its people as a revealer.
وهيخت الأفحل الابتسار: أن يضرب الفحل الناقة على غير ضبعة
And the potent stallions' premature mating: is when the stallion mounts the she-camel without proper preparation.
وهيخت: أنيخت، وهو أن يقال لها عند الإناخة: هخ هخ إخ إخ
And 'hayyakhat': she was made to lie down, which is when it is said to her upon making her lie down: 'hakh hakh, ikh ikh'.
يقول: ذللت هذه الحرب للفحولة فأناختها
He says: I have subjugated this war to the stallions, so I made it lie down.
وقيل: التهييخ دعاء الفحل للضراب
And it is said: Al-tahyiikh is calling the stallion for mating.
وهيخ هيخ لغة
'Wayyakh wayyakh' is a dialectal form.
هيخت الناقة إذا أنيخت ليقرعها الفحل
The she-camel is made to lie down ('hayyakhat') when she is made to kneel so the stallion may mount her.
وهيخ الفحل إذا أنيخ ليبرك عليها فيضربها
And the stallion is made to lie down ('wayyakh') when he is made to kneel upon her to mount and strike her.
والهاء مبدلة من الهمزة في هيخت
And the 'ha' is a substitution for the 'hamza' in 'hayyakhat'.