المرخ

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of softness, greasing, and speed, often associated with plants, animals, and actions. It encompasses terms for specific trees, the act of anointing, and swift movement.

Derived headwords

مَرِخَverb

1.
to be softclassical
To be soft or yielding, particularly in reference to plants.
2.
to move swiftlyclassical
To move quickly or swiftly, often used for animals like camels.

مَرَخَverb

1.
to anointboth
To anoint or rub the body with oil or ointment.
2.
to spread outclassical
To spread out or make thin, used for dough.

وَمَرِخَ جَسَدَهُ: دَهَنَهُ بِالمَرْوُوخِ — and he anointed his body with the ointment

مَرْوُوخnoun

1.
ointmentboth
What is used to anoint the body, such as oil or other substances.

وَهُوَ: مَا يَمْرَخُ بِهِ البَدَنُ مِنْ دُهْنٍ وَغَيْرِهِ — which is what the body is anointed with, from oil and other things

أَمْرَخَverb

1.
to make thinclassical
To make dough thin or spread it out.

وَأَمْرَخَ العَجِينَ: رَقَّقَهُ — and he made the dough thin

ذُو المَمْرُوخname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name, likely referring to a location associated with anointing or soft substances.

وَذُو المَمْرُوخِ: ع — and Dhu al-Mamrukh: a place name

مَرْخnoun

1.
fast-growing treeclassical
A type of tree known for its rapid growth and succulence.

المَرْخُ: شَجَرٌ سَرِيعُ الوَرَى — Al-Markh: a fast-growing tree

مَرْخnoun

1.
softnessclassical
Softness or tenderness, especially in reference to plants.

مَرِيخadjective

1.
softclassical
Soft or tender, used to describe plants.

كَالمَرِيخِ — like the soft one

مَرْخnoun

1.
anointed personclassical
A person who frequently anoints themselves or has their body anointed.

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ: الكَثِيرُ الإِدْهَانِ — and among people: the one who anoints themselves frequently

مَارِخَةname

1.
a woman's nameclassical
The name of a woman known for her past actions, leading to a proverb.

وَمَارِخَةُ: امْرَأَةٌ كَانَتْ تَتَخَفَّزُ، ثُمَّ وَجَدُوهَا تَنْبُشُ قَبْرًا، فَقِيلَ: "هَذَا حَيَاءُ مَارِخَةَ" — and Marikha: a woman who used to sneak around, then they found her digging up a grave, so it was said: 'This is the modesty of Marikha.'

مَرْخَةnoun

1.
unripe dateclassical
An unripe date, specifically a 'ballah' or 'busrah'.

وَالمَرْخَةُ، بِالضَّمِّ: البَلْحَةُ، وَالبُسْرَةُ — and al-Markhah, with dammah: the ballah, and the busrah

مُرُوخnoun

1.
tailclassical
The tail of an animal.

وَكَسَكْرٍ: الذَّنَبُ — and like 'sakr': the tail

مَرْخnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, mentioned as a location.

وَمَرِخٌ وَمَرِخَتَانِ، وَمَرِخٌ، مُحَرَّكَةٌ: مَوَاضِعُ — and Marikh and Marikhatan, and Marakh, vocalized: places

مَرْخَاتnoun

1.
harborclassical
A harbor or anchorage, specifically by the sea in Yemen.

وَمَرِخَاتٌ، كَعُرُفَاتٍ: مَرْسَى بِبَحْرِ اليَمَنِ — and Markhat, like 'Urfat': a harbor by the sea of Yemen

ذُو مَرْخname

1.
valley nameclassical
A valley in the Hijaz region.

وَذُو مَرْخٍ، مُحَرَّكَةٌ: وَادٍ بِالحِجَازِ — and Dhu Markh, vocalized: a valley in the Hijaz

ذُو مَرَاخname

1.
valley nameclassical
A valley, referred to by this name.

وَذُو مَرَاخٍ، كَسَحَابٍ: وَادٍ — and Dhu Marakh, like 'Sahab': a valley

مَرْخadjective

1.
spottedclassical
Having white and red spots, used to describe a bull.

وَثَوْرٌ أَمْرَخُ: بِهِ نُقَطٌ بِيضٌ وَحُمْرٌ — and a spotted bull: it has white and red spots

مَرْخnoun

1.
swift runnerclassical
A fast-moving or running entity, possibly a horse or a person.

وَالمَارِخُ: الجَارِي، وَالمَجْرِيُّ — and al-Markh: the runner, and the one that runs

مَرْخَاءadjective

1.
swift she-camelclassical
A she-camel that moves swiftly and energetically.

وَالمَرْخَاءُ: النَّاقَةُ المُسْرِعَةُ نَشَاطًا — and al-Markhaa': the she-camel that speeds up energetically

مَرْخnoun

1.
a long arrowclassical
A long arrow with four fletchings.

وَسَهْمٌ طَوِيلٌ لَهُ أَرْبَعُ قُذَذٍ — and a long arrow with four fletchings

مَرْخnoun

1.
a starclassical
A star from the 'khunnas' group (planets that retrograde).

وَنَجْمٌ مِنَ الخُنَّسِ — and a star from the Khunnas

مَرْخnoun

1.
a hornclassical
A horn within another horn, possibly a type of weapon or natural formation.

وَالقَرْنُ فِي جَوْفِ القَرْنِ — and the horn within the horn

مَرْخnoun

1.
a type of stoneclassical
Merdesanj, a type of stone or mineral.

وَكَسْكِينٍ: المُرْدَاسَنْجُ — and like 'kiskinn': al-Mardasanj

مَرْخnoun

1.
foolclassical
A foolish or stupid person.

وَالأَحْمَقُ — and the fool

مَرْخnoun

1.
a horse's nameclassical
The name of a horse belonging to Al-Harith ibn Dhaluf.

وَكَزُبَيْرٍ: فَرَسُ الحَارِثِ بْنِ دُلَفَ — and like 'zubayr': the horse of Al-Harith ibn Dhaluf

Parallel reading

المَرْخُ: شَجَرٌ سَرِيعُ الوَرَى.

Al-Markh: a fast-growing tree.

وَمَرِخَ جَسَدَهُ: دَهَنَهُ بِالمَرْوُوخِ، وَهُوَ: مَا يَمْرَخُ بِهِ البَدَنُ مِنْ دُهْنٍ وَغَيْرِهِ، كَمَرِخَهُ.

And he anointed his body: he rubbed it with the ointment, which is what the body is anointed with, from oil and other things, like he anointed it.

وَأَمْرَخَ العَجِينَ: رَقَّقَهُ.

And he made the dough thin: he thinned it.

وَذُو المَمْرُوخِ: ع.

And Dhu al-Mamrukh: a place name.

وَكَسْكِينٍ: المُرْدَاسَنْجُ، وَالأَحْمَقُ، وَسَهْمٌ طَوِيلٌ لَهُ أَرْبَعُ قُذَذٍ، وَنَجْمٌ مِنَ الخُنَّسِ.

And like 'kiskinn': al-Mardasanj, and the fool, and a long arrow with four fletchings, and a star from the Khunnas.

وَكَقَتِيلٍ: القَرْنُ فِي جَوْفِ القَرْنِ.

And like 'qatil': the horn within the horn.

وَكَكُتُفٍ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ: اللِّينُ، كَالمَرِيخِ، كَسْكِينٍ، وَمِنَ النَّاسِ: الكَثِيرُ الإِدْهَانِ.

And like 'kutuf' from trees: the soft one, like al-Marikh, like 'skin', and among people: the one who anoints themselves frequently.

وَمَارِخَةُ: امْرَأَةٌ كَانَتْ تَتَخَفَّزُ، ثُمَّ وَجَدُوهَا تَنْبُشُ قَبْرًا، فَقِيلَ: "هَذَا حَيَاءُ مَارِخَةَ".

And Marikha: a woman who used to sneak around, then they found her digging up a grave, so it was said: 'This is the modesty of Marikha.'

وَالمَرْخَةُ، بِالضَّمِّ: البَلْحَةُ، وَالبُسْرَةُ، ج: مُرُوخٌ.

And al-Markhah, with dammah: the ballah, and the busrah, plural: Murukh.

وَثَوْرٌ أَمْرَخُ: بِهِ نُقَطٌ بِيضٌ وَحُمْرٌ.

And a spotted bull: it has white and red spots.

وَكَسَكْرٍ: الذَّنَبُ.

And like 'sakr': the tail.

وَكَزُبَيْرٍ: فَرَسُ الحَارِثِ بْنِ دُلَفَ.

And like 'zubayr': the horse of Al-Harith ibn Dhaluf.

وَالمَارِخُ: الجَارِي، وَالمَجْرِيُّ.

And al-Markh: the runner, and the one that runs.

وَالمَرْخَاءُ: النَّاقَةُ المُسْرِعَةُ نَشَاطًا.

And al-Markhaa': the she-camel that speeds up energetically.

وَمَرِخٌ وَمَرِخَتَانِ، وَمَرِخٌ، مُحَرَّكَةٌ: مَوَاضِعُ.

And Marikh and Marikhatan, and Marakh, vocalized: places.

وَمَرِخَاتٌ، كَعُرُفَاتٍ: مَرْسَى بِبَحْرِ اليَمَنِ.

And Markhat, like 'Urfat': a harbor by the sea of Yemen.

وَذُو مَرْخٍ، مُحَرَّكَةٌ: وَادٍ بِالحِجَازِ.

And Dhu Markh, vocalized: a valley in the Hijaz.

وَذُو مَرَاخٍ، كَسَحَابٍ: وَادٍ.

And Dhu Marakh, like 'Sahab': a valley.