وخض

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of piercing or stabbing, particularly with a spear. It distinguishes between shallow and deep wounds, with some debate on the precise meaning of the root verb in this context.

Derived headwords

وَخَضَverb

1.
to stab shallowlyboth
To pierce or stab without penetrating deeply into the body.
2.
to stab deeplyclassical
To pierce or stab deeply, causing a wound that enters the body cavity.

الوخْضnoun

1.
shallow stabboth
A stab or thrust that does not penetrate deeply.
2.
deep stabclassical
A stab or thrust that penetrates deeply into the body.

الوخض: الطعن غير الجائف — The shallow stab: a non-penetrating thrust.

الوخْضnoun

1.
deep stabclassical
A stab or thrust that penetrates deeply into the body.

وقد وخضه بالرمح وخضا — And he stabbed him deeply with the spear.

الوخْضnoun

1.
penetrating woundclassical
A wound caused by a stab that enters the body cavity but does not exit.

إذا خالطت الطعنة الجوف ولم تنفذ فذلك الوخض والوخط — If the stab enters the cavity and does not exit, that is al-wakhd and al-wakht.

الوخْضnoun

1.
deep piercingclassical
The act of deeply piercing or stabbing.

وخضا، وتنتظم الأسحار والحجب — A deep piercing, and the mornings and veils are organized.

البَجّnoun

1.
deep stabclassical
A deep stab or thrust, similar to al-wakhd.

البج مثل الوخض — Al-bajj is like al-wakhd.

بَجًّاnoun

1.
deep stabclassical
A deep stab or thrust, similar to al-wakhd.

وبجا وخضا — And a deep stab and a piercing.

الوَخِيضnoun

1.
stabbed oneclassical
One who has been stabbed or wounded.

والوخيض المطعون — And al-wakheed is the one who is stabbed.

وَخْضnoun

1.
deep piercingclassical
The act of deeply piercing or stabbing.

وتارة يخض الأسحار عن عرض ... وخضا — And at other times, he deeply pierces the mornings for a reason... a deep piercing.

Parallel reading

الوخض: الطعن غير الجائف

Al-wakhd: a non-penetrating stab.

وقيل: هو الجائف

And it was said: it is the penetrating one.

وقد وخضه بالرمح وخضا

And he stabbed him deeply with the spear.

إذا خالطت الطعنة الجوف ولم تنفذ فذلك الوخض والوخط

If the stab enters the cavity and does not exit, that is al-wakhd and al-wakht.

البج مثل الوخض

Al-bajj is like al-wakhd.

قفخا على الهام وبجا وخضا

Striking the heads and a deep stab and a piercing.

وخطه بالرمح ووخضه

He stabbed him with the spear and pierced him.

والوخيض المطعون

And al-wakheed is the one who is stabbed.

وتارة يخض الأسحار عن عرض

And at other times, he deeply pierces the mornings for a reason.

وخضا، وتنتظم الأسحار والحجب

A deep piercing, and the mornings and veils are organized.