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رسخ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of being firmly established, fixed, or deeply rooted. It extends to the idea of something drying up or becoming depleted, particularly water sources.

Derived headwords

رَسَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be firmly establishedboth

    To be fixed, settled, or deeply rooted in a place or concept.

  2. 2.
    to dry upclassical

    Used for a body of water whose water has diminished and evaporated.

  3. 3.
    to be depletedclassical

    Used for rain whose moisture has seeped into the ground, causing the surface and the earth beneath to meet.

رُسُوخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    firm establishmentboth

    The state or act of being firmly established, fixed, or deeply rooted.

  2. 2.
    drying upclassical

    The process of a body of water drying up and becoming depleted.

أَرْسَخَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make firmboth

    To cause something to be firmly established, fixed, or deeply rooted.

Parallel reading

رسخ رسوخا: ثبت
It was firmly established, fixed.
و الغدير: نش ماؤه ونضب، فذهب
And the pond: its water diminished and dried up, so it disappeared.
و المطر: نضب نداه في الأرض فالتقى الثريان
And the rain: its moisture dried up in the earth, so the surface and the earth beneath met.
وأرسخه: أثبته
And He made it firm: He established it.