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الرمخ

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of gathering, abundance, and maturity. It describes dense vegetation, ripened fruit, and animals or people reaching a certain stage of life or disposition.

Derived headwords

الرَّمَخnoun
  1. 1.
    Dense treesboth

    A collection or cluster of trees growing closely together.

الرَّمْخَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Goat with a blemishclassical

    A female goat that has a blemish or peculiarity in its eating habits.

رَمَخnoun
  1. 1.
    Unripe datesboth

    Refers to dates in their early stage of ripening, often called 'balah'.

رَمَخnoun
  1. 1.
    Dates (plural)both

    The plural form of 'ramakh', referring to dates.

أَرْمَخَverb
  1. 1.
    To bear fruitboth

    Said of a date palm tree when it produces fruit.

أَرْمَخَverb
  1. 1.
    To become softboth

    Said of a person, indicating a softening of disposition, becoming gentle or submissive.

أَرْمَخَverb
  1. 1.
    To become oldboth

    Said of a beast of burden when it begins to age or show signs of maturity.

أَرْمَخَverb
  1. 1.
    To matureclassical

    Said of a beast of burden when it reaches a state of maturity or perfection.

Parallel reading

الرَّمَخ، بالكسر: الشجر المجتمع.
Al-ramakh, with a kasra: dense trees.
والرَّمْخَاء: الشاة الكلفة ms0305 بأكلها.
And al-ramkha': the goat peculiar in its eating.
وكعنبة وبسرة: البلح، ج: رمخ ورمخ.
And like 'unbah and bisrah: the unripe dates, pl: ramakh and ramakh.
وأرمخت النخلة: أثمرته
And the date palm tree bore fruit.
والرجل: لان، وذل
And the man: became soft, and submissive.
والدابة: أخذت في السن
And the beast of burden: began to age.
أو أنقت.
Or reached maturity.