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الترخ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root relates to making shallow cuts or incisions, particularly in the context of cupping or bloodletting. It describes the act of making light, superficial cuts rather than deep ones.

Derived headwords

تَرَخَّverb
  1. 1.
    to make shallow cutsboth

    To make light, superficial incisions, especially in the skin during a medical procedure like cupping.

تَرِيخnoun
  1. 1.
    shallow cuttingclassical

    The act of making shallow or light incisions, as opposed to deep ones.

التَّرْخnoun
  1. 1.
    shallow incisionsclassical

    Refers to small, superficial cuts made in the skin, often associated with the practice of cupping (الحجامة).

شَرْطnoun
  1. 1.
    incisionboth

    A cut or incision, particularly the shallow ones made in the skin.

حَجَّامnoun
  1. 1.
    cupperboth

    A person who performs cupping, a medical practice involving the application of heated cups to the skin to create suction.

Parallel reading

الترخ: الشرط اللين، وهو قطع صغار في الجلد.
Al-tarkh: The soft incision, which is small cuts in the skin.
ترخ الحجام شرطه، كمنع، أي: لم يبالغ في التشريط.
The cupper made his incisions shallow, like 'man'a', meaning: he did not exaggerate in the cutting.
وهو قطع صغار في الجلد.
It is small cuts in the skin.
لم يبالغ في التشريط.
He did not exaggerate in the cutting.