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ضاخ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of being in the desert or wilderness, and also to a formidable or calamitous event.

Derived headwords

ضَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be in the desertclassical

    To reside or be present in the desert or a barren, arid region.

الضَّاخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A great disaster, a formidable or overwhelming event.

  2. 2.
    formidable thingclassical

    Something that inspires awe or dread due to its magnitude or severity.

Parallel reading

ضَاخَ ع بالبادية
He resided in the desert.
والضاخة: الداهية
And the calamity: the disaster.