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رنخ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of weakness, fatigue, and submission. It extends to meanings of softening, becoming pliable, and in a derived sense, clinging or holding fast.

Derived headwords

رَنِخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be weakboth

    To become weak, feeble, or fatigued.

فَتَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to weakenboth

    To become weak, to lose strength or vigor.

  2. 2.
    to become lukewarmboth

    To become neither hot nor cold; to be tepid.

فُتُورًاnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessboth

    The state of being weak or fatigued; a decline in strength.

  2. 2.
    lukewarmnessboth

    The state of being tepid or lukewarm.

رَنَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to softenclassical

    To make something soft, pliable, or submissive.

تَرْنِيخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    softeningclassical

    The act of making something soft, pliable, or submissive; subjugation.

تَرَنَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to cling toclassical

    To hold onto something firmly; to be attached to.

Parallel reading

رنخ فتر فتورا.
It weakened, became fatigued with fatigue.
ورنخه ترنيخا: ذلله.
And he softened it with softening: he made it submissive.
وترنخ به: تشبث.
And he clung to it: he held fast.