المخ

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of marrow, brain, and the essence or finest part of something. It extends to meanings related to extracting marrow, being full of marrow, and by extension, fatness, juiciness, and excellence.

Derived headwords

المَخّnoun

1.
Marrowboth
The soft, fatty tissue inside bones.
2.
Brainboth
The organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull.
3.
Pupil of the eyeclassical
The dark circular opening in the center of the iris that admits light to the eye.
4.
Pure essenceboth
The finest or most essential part of anything.
5.
Horseclassical
A domesticated hoofed mammal.

مُخَّةnoun

1.
Piece of marrowboth
A portion or piece of bone marrow.

مَخاخnoun

1.
Marrowsboth
Plural of 'makhkh', referring to bone marrow.

مَخْخَةnoun

1.
Marrowsboth
Plural of 'makhkh', referring to bone marrow.

مَخَخَverb

1.
To extract marrowboth
To remove the marrow from a bone.

تَمَخْخَخَverb

1.
To extract marrowboth
To remove the marrow from a bone.

اِمْتَخَخَverb

1.
To extract marrowboth
To remove the marrow from a bone.

مَخْمَخَverb

1.
To extract marrowboth
To remove the marrow from a bone.

مُخِّيخadjective

1.
Full of marrowboth
Describing a bone that contains marrow.

مُخِيخَةadjective

1.
Full of marrowboth
Describing a bone that contains marrow.

أَمَخَverb

1.
To have marrowboth
For a bone to contain marrow.
2.
To become fatboth
For a sheep to become plump and well-fed.
3.
To become moist/juicyboth
For wood to become moist and have sap flowing within it.
4.
To become flouryboth
For crops to develop fine, powdery substance within.

المَخاخَةnoun

1.
What is sucked from boneboth
The substance extracted from a bone by sucking.

مَخائِخadjective

1.
Excellent (camels)classical
Describing camels as being of the best quality.

مُمِخّadjective

1.
Long (affair)classical
Describing a matter or affair as being protracted or lengthy.

المُخّnoun

1.
Softnessclassical
The quality of being soft or tender.

Parallel reading

المَخّ، بالضم، والقطعة مخة: نقي العظم، والدماغ، وشحمة العين، وفرس، وخالص كل شيء

Al-makhkh, with damma, and the piece is makhkhah: the marrow of the bone, the brain, the pupil of the eye, a horse, and the pure essence of everything.

ج: مخاخ ومخخة

Plural: makhakh and makhkhah.

ومخخ العظم، وتمخخه وامتخه ومخمخه: أخرج مخه

And makhkh the bone, and tamakhkhahu, imtakhahu, and makhmakhahu: he extracted its marrow.

وعظم مخيخ: ذو مخ

And a mukhyikh bone: one with marrow.

وشاة مخيخة

And a mukhyikhah sheep: one full of marrow (i.e., fat).

وأمخ العظم: صار فيه مخ

And amakha the bone: it became to have marrow in it.

و الشاة: سمنت

And the sheep: it became fat.

و العود: ابتل وجرى فيه الماء

And the wood: it became moist and water flowed in it.

و الزرع: جرى فيه الدقيق

And the crop: fine powdery substance flowed in it.

والمخاخة، بالضم: ما خرج من العظم في فم ماصه

And al-makhakhah, with damma: what comes out of the bone into the mouth of its sucker.

وإبل مخائخ: خيار

And makhakh camels: the best ones.

وأمر ممخ: طويل

And a mumakh affair: long.

والمخ: اللين

And al-makhkh: softness.