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مخج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the action of drawing or pulling, particularly with a bucket, and by extension, sexual intercourse. It also encompasses the idea of agitating or stirring something, like water.

Derived headwords

مَخَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to draw waterboth

    To draw water from a well using a bucket, by pulling and jerking it until it fills.

  2. 2.
    to have intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman.

مَخْجnoun
  1. 1.
    drawing waterclassical

    The act of drawing water from a well, characterized by pulling and jerking the bucket.

تَمَخَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to agitate waterboth

    To stir or agitate water, causing it to move.

تَمَخُّجnoun
  1. 1.
    agitating waterclassical

    The act of stirring or agitating water.

Parallel reading

مخج الدلو، كمنع: جذب بها ونهزها حتى تمتلئ
To draw the bucket, as in منع, is to pull it and jerk it until it fills.
ومخج المرأة: جامعها
And to draw/have intercourse with a woman: to have sexual intercourse with her.
وتمخج الماء: حركه
And to agitate the water: to move it.