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رتخ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being soft, yielding, or sticky, particularly in the context of mud or dough. It also extends to meanings of staying behind, remaining in a place, or being stubborn and unyielding.

Derived headwords

رَتَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be softboth

    To be soft and yielding, especially referring to mud or dough.

  2. 2.
    to stay behindboth

    To remain behind or be left behind, often in the context of a journey or task.

  3. 3.
    to stay in placeboth

    To reside or remain in a particular location.

رُتُوخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    softnessboth

    The state or quality of being soft and yielding, particularly referring to mud or dough.

أَرْتَخَadjective
  1. 1.
    hardenedboth

    Describing skin or leather that has become dry and hardened.

رَتَخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    softnessboth

    The quality of being soft and yielding, similar to 'رُتُوخٌ'.

رَتَخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mud puddleboth

    A pool or puddle of mud.

Parallel reading

رَتَخَ الطين والعجين: رق
Mud and dough became soft: it was thin/yielding.
رَتَخَ بالمكان: أقام
He stayed in the place: he resided.
رَتَخَ عن الأمر: تخلف
He fell behind from the matter: he lagged behind.
وجلد أَرْتَخَ: يابس
And hardened skin: it was dry.
وقراد رَتَخَ، ككتف: شق أعلى الجلد فلزق به
And a 'ratakh' tick, like 'katif': it split the upper part of the skin and stuck to it.
والرَتَخُ: الترخ في معنييه
And 'ratakh': it is 'tarakh' in its two meanings.
والرَتَخَة، محركة: الردغة من الطين
And 'ratakhah', with harakah: a mud puddle.