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المدخ

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of greatness, support, and abundance. It also extends to meanings of haste, arrogance, and stubbornness in movement or behavior.

Derived headwords

مَدَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to supportboth

    To provide assistance or aid to someone.

المَدْخnoun
  1. 1.
    greatnessclassical

    A state of being large, significant, or important.

  2. 2.
    complete supportclassical

    Full and comprehensive assistance or aid.

مَدَخَهُverb
  1. 1.
    he supported himclassical

    He provided him with complete assistance and aid.

المادِخnoun
  1. 1.
    the great oneclassical

    A person who is great, mighty, and honored.

المُدَيِّخnoun
  1. 1.
    the great oneclassical

    A person who is great, mighty, and honored.

المُتَمادِخnoun
  1. 1.
    the great oneclassical

    A person who is great, mighty, and honored.

  2. 2.
    one who acts hastilyclassical

    Someone who performs an action with excessive speed and perhaps carelessness.

مُدَوِّخadjective
  1. 1.
    hastyclassical

    Acting with great speed and possibly without proper consideration.

التَّمادُخnoun
  1. 1.
    injusticeclassical

    Transgression, oppression, or acting unjustly.

  2. 2.
    slownessclassical

    The state of being slow, sluggish, or tardy.

  3. 3.
    hesitationclassical

    The act of holding back or being reluctant to proceed with something.

امْتَدَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to act unjustlyclassical

    To engage in oppression or transgression.

تَمَدَّخَتِ النَّاقَةُverb
  1. 1.
    the she-camel became stubbornclassical

    The she-camel deviated from its normal gait, becoming difficult or contrary in its movement.

تَمَدَّخَ الرَّجُلُverb
  1. 1.
    the man became arrogantclassical

    The man exhibited pride and haughtiness, acting in a superior manner.

تَمَدَّخَتِ الإِبِلُverb
  1. 1.
    the camels became fatclassical

    The camels grew excessively plump and full of fatness.

Parallel reading

مدخه، كمنعه: أعانه.
He supported him, as in 'man'a': he aided him.
والمادخ والمديخ والمديخ، كسكين، والمتمادخ: العظيم العزيز.
And al-mādhikh, al-mudayyikh (like 'sikkīn'), and al-mutamādhikh: the great, the honored.
ورجل مدوخ ومتمادخ: يعمل الشيء بعجلة.
And a man is mudawwikh and mutamādhikh: he does the thing with haste.
والتمادخ: البغي، كالامتداخ، والتثاقل، والتقاعس عن الشيء.
And al-tamādhukh: injustice, like al-imtidākh, and slowness, and hesitation from a thing.
وتمدخت الناقة: تعكست في سيرها،
And the she-camel became tamadkh: it became contrary in its gait,
و الرجل: تكبر،
and the man: he became arrogant,
و الإبل: امتلأت سمنا.
and the camels: they became full of fatness.