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مخن

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of length, stature, and sometimes a negative connotation of being overly tall or stout. It also extends to meanings of physical manipulation like pulling or drenching, and metaphorically to betrayal or falsehood.

Derived headwords

مَخِنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    tallboth

    Describing someone who is tall in stature.

  2. 2.
    stoutclassical

    Describing someone who is somewhat short and stout, or plump.

مَخِنَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    tall and stoutclassical

    Describing a woman who is somewhat short and stout, with a sense of pride and lightness.

مَخَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be tallclassical

    To be tall in stature.

  2. 2.
    to be stoutclassical

    To be somewhat short and stout.

  3. 3.
    to pullboth

    To pull or draw something out, such as water from a well.

  4. 4.
    to drenchclassical

    To soak or drench something.

  5. 5.
    to have intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman.

  6. 6.
    to softenboth

    To soften or make pliable, like leather.

مُخُونَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    tallnessclassical

    The state or quality of being tall.

  2. 2.
    stoutnessclassical

    The state or quality of being stout or plump.

مَخَنَnoun
  1. 1.
    pullingboth

    The act of pulling or drawing out, especially water from a well.

  2. 2.
    softeningboth

    The act of softening or making pliable.

مَخَنَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    destructionclassical

    The act of destruction or ruin; a place of ruin.

تَمَخَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be pulledboth

    To be pulled or drawn out, as water from a well.

  2. 2.
    to be softenedboth

    To be softened or made pliable.

مَخَنَnoun
  1. 1.
    weepingclassical

    The act of weeping or crying.

مَخَنَnoun
  1. 1.
    pulling waterclassical

    The act of drawing water from a well.

مَخَنَnoun
  1. 1.
    intercourseclassical

    Sexual intercourse.

مَخَنَnoun
  1. 1.
    softeningboth

    The act of softening or making pliable, like leather.

مَخَنَnoun
  1. 1.
    peelingclassical

    The act of peeling or scraping, especially of leather.

مُخَنَّadjective
  1. 1.
    softenedboth

    Made soft and pliable, especially referring to leather or a path.

مَخَانَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    falsehoodclassical

    A state of falsehood or betrayal, possibly derived from 'khiana' (treachery) with an added 'm'.

مُمَخَّنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    troddenclassical

    A path that has been trodden and made easy and smooth.

Parallel reading

المخن والمخن والمخن، كله: الطويل
Al-makhn, al-makhn, and al-makhn, all mean tall.
لما رآه جسربا مخنا، ... أقصر عن حسناء وارثعنا
When Jasr saw him as tall... he fell short of a beautiful and plump woman.
وقد مخن مخنا ومخونا.
And he was tall, with tallness and much tallness.
رجل مخن وامرأة مخنة إلى القصر ما هو، وفيه زهو وخفة
A tall man and a tall woman, tending towards shortness, with pride and lightness.
ومنهم المخن واليمخور والمتماحل
And among them are the tall, the very tall, and the extremely tall.
المخن الطول
Al-makhn means tallness.
والمخن أيضا البكاء
And al-makhn also means weeping.
والمخن نزح البئر
And al-makhn means drawing water from the well.
أن تمخنوها بثماني أدل
That you draw it out with eight ropes.
والمخنة: الفناء
And al-makhnah means destruction or ruin.
ووطئت معتليا مخنتنا
And I trod upon it, mounting it, our place of ruin.
ومخن المرأة مخنا: نكحها
And makhana a woman means to have intercourse with her.
ومخن الشيء مخنا: كمخجه
And makhana a thing means to draw it out, like drawing it out.
مخن الأديم والسوط دلكه ومرنه
To makhana leather and a whip means to rub and soften it.
وطريق ممخن: وطيء حتى سهل
And a mummakhn road is one that is trodden until it is easy.
يتحدثون مخانة وملاذة
They talk in falsehood and pleasure.