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ساخ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of sinking, settling, or becoming deeply rooted. It can also refer to the act of building with mud or clay.

Derived headwords

سَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    to sinkboth

    To descend into a soft or yielding substance, such as mud or water, and become submerged.

  2. 2.
    to become rootedclassical

    To become firmly established or deeply embedded, like roots in the ground.

  3. 3.
    to become firmclassical

    To become solid or stable, often after being in a fluid state.

يَسِيخُverb
  1. 1.
    sinksboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to sink', indicating an ongoing action of submerging.

سَيْخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    sinkingclassical

    The act or process of sinking or becoming submerged.

سَيَخَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    sinkingclassical

    A variant masdar (verbal noun) for the act of sinking or becoming deeply embedded.

السِّيَاخُnoun
  1. 1.
    mud buildersclassical

    Those who build with mud or clay, referring to their profession or skill.

كِتَابnoun
  1. 1.
    a bookboth

    A collection of written or printed sheets bound together.

Parallel reading

سَاخَ يسيخ سيخا وسيخانا
He sank, sinking, a sinking and a sinking.
رسخ
He became firmly established.
وثاخ
He sank deeply.
والسياخ، ككتاب: بناة الطين.
And the mud builders, like a book (in pattern): builders of mud.