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ركح

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to leaning, relying, and supporting. It extends to concepts of a strong foundation, a corner or side, and also encompasses specific terms for food portions, terrain, and dwellings.

Derived headwords

رَكِحَverb
  1. 1.
    to lean onboth

    To rely upon or depend on something or someone.

  2. 2.
    to be based onboth

    To have something as a foundation or basis.

رُكُوحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    relianceboth

    The act of relying or depending on someone or something.

  2. 2.
    leaningboth

    The act of leaning against or upon something.

أَرْكَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to make lean onboth

    To cause someone or something to lean on or rely upon another.

  2. 2.
    to supportboth

    To provide support or assistance to someone.

ارْتَكَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to lean onboth

    To lean on or rely upon something or someone.

  2. 2.
    to depend onboth

    To be dependent on someone or something.

رُكْنnoun
  1. 1.
    cornerboth

    A corner, especially of a mountain or a house.

  2. 2.
    sideboth

    A side or direction, particularly of a mountain.

  3. 3.
    courtyardboth

    A courtyard or open space within a house.

  4. 4.
    foundationboth

    The base or foundation of something.

رُكُوحnoun
  1. 1.
    cornersboth

    Plural of 'rukn', referring to corners or sides.

أَرْكَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    cornersboth

    Plural of 'rukn', referring to corners or sides.

  2. 2.
    foundationsboth

    Plural of 'rukn', referring to foundations.

  3. 3.
    monasteriesclassical

    Dwellings of monks or hermits.

رُكْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    courtyardboth

    An open space or courtyard within a house.

رُكْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    portion of thareedclassical

    A piece of thareed (a dish of bread soaked in broth) remaining in the serving bowl.

مُرْتَكِحَةadjective
  1. 1.
    full of thareedclassical

    A serving bowl (jafnah) that is full or laden with thareed.

مِرْكَاحadjective
  1. 1.
    slow-movingclassical

    Describing a saddle or riding gear that causes the rider to lag behind the horse.

رَكْحَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    elevated rough groundclassical

    Ground that is rough, elevated, and firm.

كِتَابnoun
  1. 1.
    dogclassical

    A term for a dog.

  2. 2.
    horseclassical

    A horse belonging to a man from the tribe of Tha'labah bin Sa'd.

سَحَابnoun
  1. 1.
    a nameclassical

    A proper name, possibly referring to a person or place.

تَرَكُّحnoun
  1. 1.
    expansionclassical

    The act of expanding or becoming wider.

  2. 2.
    actionclassical

    The act of acting or maneuvering.

  3. 3.
    lingeringclassical

    The act of lingering or staying in a place.

Parallel reading

اعتمد، واستند
He relied, and he leaned.
إليه ركوحا: ركن، وأناب
To him for reliance: he took refuge, and he turned to.
والركح، بالضم: ركن الجبل، وناحيته
And 'rukn', with dammah: the corner of the mountain, and its side.
ج: ركوح وأركاح
Plural: rukuh and arkah.
وساحة الدار، كالركحة، بالضم
And the courtyard of the house, like 'rukhah', with dammah.
والأساس، ج: أركاح
And the foundation, plural: arkah.
والركحة: قطعة من الثريد تبقى في الجفنة
And 'ar-rukhah': a piece of thareed that remains in the serving bowl.
وجفنة مرتكحة: مكتنزة بالثريد
And a 'murtaḥikah' serving bowl: laden with thareed.
وسرج ورحل مركاح: يتأخر عن ظهر الفرس
And a 'mirkaḥ' saddle and riding gear: it lags behind the horse's back.
والركحاء: الأرض الغليظة المرتفعة
And 'ar-rakḥā': the rough, elevated land.
والأركاح: بيوت الرهبان
And 'al-arkāḥ': the houses of monks.
وككتاب: كلب، وفرس رجل من ثعلبة بن سعد
And like 'kitāb': a dog, and the horse of a man from Tha'labah bin Sa'd.
وكسحاب: ع
And like 'suḥāb': 'ayn (a name).
وأركحه إليه: أسنده، أو ألجأه
And 'arkahu' to him: he made him lean on him, or he made him take refuge.
والتركح: التوسع، والتصرف، والتلبث
And 'at-tarakkuḥ': expansion, and action, and lingering.