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السخاخ

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to soft, yielding earth and the act of penetrating or delving deeply into something. It also encompasses concepts of ease, prosperity, and a specific action of a locust.

Derived headwords

السَّخَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    Soft, free earthboth

    Refers to land that is soft, yielding, and unencumbered.

كَسَحَابother
  1. 1.
    Like cloudsclassical

    A simile used to describe the quality of the earth, possibly implying its softness or expansiveness.

السَّخَاسِخnoun
  1. 1.
    Soft, free earthboth

    An alternative form or plural referring to soft, yielding, and unencumbered land.

وَعَىverb
  1. 1.
    To understand, comprehendboth

    To grasp mentally, to be aware of or informed about something.

  2. 2.
    To contain, holdclassical

    To have capacity for something, to store or keep within.

السَّخَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Ease, prosperityboth

    A state of comfort, well-being, and abundance.

سَخَاخِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    Ease, prosperity (pl.)both

    Plural form of السخاء, referring to multiple instances or aspects of ease and prosperity.

سَخَاverb
  1. 1.
    To delve deeply, go farboth

    To penetrate deeply into something, such as digging, or to go to great lengths in an endeavor.

غَرَزَتْverb
  1. 1.
    To implant, embedclassical

    Specifically, the action of a locust embedding its tail in the ground, likely for egg-laying.

Parallel reading

الأرض اللينة الحرة
The soft, free earth
كالسخاسخ
Like the soft, free earth
وعى بما وراء النهر
He understood what was beyond the river
السخاء: الرخاء
Ease: prosperity
ج: سخاخي
Plural: ease/prosperity
وسخ في الحفر
And he delved deeply in digging
والسير: أمعن
And in traveling: he went far
والجرادة: غرزت ذنبها في الأرض
And the locust: it embedded its tail in the ground