الزلخ

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to slipperiness, smoothness, and the act of pushing or thrusting. It also encompasses terms for physical conditions like obesity and back pain, as well as movement and a specific historical figure.

Derived headwords

الزَّلَخُnoun

1.
Slippery placeboth
A place that is slippery, from which feet might slip due to its wetness or smoothness.
2.
Arrow's flightclassical
The distance covered by an arrow in flight.

زَلَخَverb

1.
To pushclassical
To thrust or push something, especially with a spear.
2.
To become fatclassical
To become fat or corpulent.

زَلْخٌnoun

1.
Slippery placeclassical
A slippery place, similar to الزَّلَخُ.

تَزْلِيخٌnoun

1.
Smoothingclassical
The act of making something smooth or slippery.

زَلَخَهُverb

1.
To smooth itclassical
To make something smooth or slippery.

الزَّلْخَةُnoun

1.
Slideclassical
A slide, like a playground slide.
2.
Back painclassical
A pain in the back that causes stiffness and immobility.

الزَّلَخَانُnoun

1.
Advancement in walkingclassical
Making progress or moving forward while walking.

زَلِيخَاname

1.
Zuleikhaboth
The name of the wife of Potiphar and the woman who tempted Joseph, peace be upon him.

Parallel reading

المزلة تزل منها الأقدام لندوته أو ملاسته

A slippery place from which feet slip due to its wetness or smoothness.

كالزَّلَخُ ككتف

Like 'al-zalakh' (slippery place) as in 'katif'.

وغلوة سهم

And the distance of an arrow's flight.

وزلخه بالرمح يزلخه: زجه

And he thrust him with the spear, he thrusts him: he pushed him.

وكفرح: سمن

And as in 'faraha': he became fat.

والزلخة، كقبرة: الزحلوقة

And 'al-zalkhah', as in 'qibrah': a slide.

ووجع يأخذ في الظهر فيجسو ويغلظ حتى لا يتحرك معه الإنسان

And a pain that takes hold in the back, causing it to stiffen and thicken until a person cannot move with it.

والزلخان، ويحرك: التقدم في المشي

And 'al-zalkhan', and it is vocalized: advancement in walking.

وزليخا: صاحبة يوسف، عليه السلام

And Zuleikha: the companion of Joseph, peace be upon him.

وزلخه تزليخا: ملسه

And he made it smooth, 'tazlikhan': he smoothed it.