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الشدخ

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes breaking, crushing, or fracturing, especially of something moist or tender. It extends to concepts of inclination, spreading, and a specific type of plant or offspring. Metaphorically, it can refer to a leader's decisive action or a deviation from a proper course.

Derived headwords

شَدَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to break, crushboth

    To cause something to break or be crushed, particularly something moist or tender.

  2. 2.
    to incline, deviateclassical

    To cause something to lean or deviate from a straight or intended path.

شَدْخnoun
  1. 1.
    breaking, crushingboth

    The act of breaking or crushing, especially of something moist or tender.

  2. 2.
    inclination, deviationclassical

    A leaning or deviation from a proper course or intention.

  3. 3.
    spreading of a blazeclassical

    The spreading of a horse's blaze downwards.

  4. 4.
    tender plantclassical

    A tender, moist plant.

  5. 5.
    premature offspringclassical

    An offspring that is born prematurely or is a miscarriage.

انْشَدَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be broken, crushedboth

    To be broken or crushed, especially something moist or tender.

  2. 2.
    to incline, deviateclassical

    To lean or deviate from a proper course.

تَشَدَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be broken, crushedboth

    To be broken or crushed (passive form of 'shadaḵa').

  2. 2.
    to incline, deviateclassical

    To incline or deviate (passive form of 'shadaḵa').

شَاذِخَةadjective
  1. 1.
    spreading (blaze)classical

    Describing a horse's blaze that is spreading downwards.

أَشْدَخadjective
  1. 1.
    spreading (blaze)classical

    Describing a horse's blaze that is spreading downwards.

شَدْخَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    spreading (blaze)classical

    Describing a horse's blaze that is spreading downwards.

مِشْدَخnoun
  1. 1.
    crushed fruitclassical

    A fruit that is squeezed until it breaks.

  2. 2.
    neck jointclassical

    The joint of the neck, where it can be broken.

شَدْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tender plantclassical

    A tender, moist plant.

شَدَاخname
  1. 1.
    leader's nameclassical

    A name of one of their leaders who judged between Quda'a and Qusayy regarding the Kaaba.

الأَشْدَخnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

الأَشْدَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    valley nameclassical

    A valley located in 'Aqiq of Medina.

شَادِخadjective
  1. 1.
    young and tenderclassical

    A young one, specifically when it is moist or tender.

شَدْخnoun
  1. 1.
    premature offspringclassical

    A child that is not fully developed, a miscarriage.

شَادِخadjective
  1. 1.
    deviating from purposeclassical

    An affair or matter that deviates from its intended purpose or the right course.

Parallel reading

الشدخ، كالمنع: الكسر في كل رطب، وقيل يابس
Al-shadaḵ, like al-manʿ: is breaking in anything moist, and it is said also dry.
وتشدخ: انشدخ
And tushdaḵ: means inšadaḵ (to be broken).
وانتشار الغرة، وسيلانها سفلا، وهي الشاذخة، وهو أشدخ، وهي شدخاء
And the spreading of the blaze, and its flowing downwards, and she is al-shāḏiḵah, and he is ašdaḵ, and she is šadḵāʾ.
والمشدخ، كمعظم: بسر يغمز حتى ينشدخ
And al-mišdaḵ, like muʿẓam: is a date that is squeezed until it breaks.
ومقطع العنق
And the joint of the neck.
وشدخه: أصاب مشدخه
And šadaḵa-hu: means he hit its neck joint.
والشدخة من النبات: الرخصة الرطبة
And al-šadḵah from plants: is the tender, moist one.
ويعمر الشداخ، كطوال، ط وطياب ط، وقد يفتح: أحد حكامهم، حكم بين قضاعة وقصي في أمر الكعبة، وكثر القتل فشدخ دماء قضاعة تحت قدمه وأبطلها، فقضى بالبيت لقصي
And Yuʿmur al-Šadāḵ, like ṭiwāl, ṭ, and ṭiyyāb, ṭ, and it may be opened (Šadāḵ): was one of their rulers, who judged between Qudaʿa and Qusayy concerning the Kaaba. Killing became abundant, so he crushed the blood of Qudaʿa under his foot and nullified it, so he ruled the House for Qusayy.
والأشدخ: الأسد
And al-ašdaḵ: is the lion.
والأشداخ: واد بعقيق المدينة
And al-Ašdāḵ: is a valley in ʿAqīq of Medina.
والشادخ: الصغير إذا كان رطبا
And al-šādiḵ: is the young one when it is moist.
والشدخ، محركة: الولد لغير تمام إذا كان سقطا
And al-šadḵ, with vowel movement: is the child not fully formed if it is a miscarriage.
وأمر شادخ: مائل عن القصد
And an أمر شادخ (šādiḵ matter): is one that deviates from the intended purpose.