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مطخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to excessive consumption, particularly of food and honey. It also extends to actions involving drawing water, striking, and defiling. Figuratively, it describes a slow or weak horse, a foolish or arrogant person, and stagnant water.

Derived headwords

مَطَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat excessivelyboth

    To consume a large quantity of food.

  2. 2.
    to lickclassical

    Specifically referring to licking honey.

  3. 3.
    to draw waterboth

    To draw water from a well using a bucket.

  4. 4.
    to strikeboth

    To hit something with one's hand.

  5. 5.
    to defileboth

    To make something impure or dirty, referring to one's honor or reputation.

المَاطِخadjective
  1. 1.
    slow-moving horseclassical

    A horse that is weak or slow in its gait.

المُطَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    An unintelligent or foolish person.

  2. 2.
    arrogant personclassical

    A person characterized by excessive pride or arrogance.

المُطَخnoun
  1. 1.
    stagnant waterclassical

    Sediment or residue that remains in a basin or tank and cannot be drunk.

Parallel reading

أكل كثيراً
He ate a lot.
والعسل: لعقه
And honey: he licked it.
والماء: متخه من البئر بالدلو
And water: he drew it from the well with the bucket.
و بيده: ضربه
And with his hand: he struck him.
و عرضه: دنسه
And his honor: he defiled it.
والماطخ: الفرس الرخو عدوا
And the slow-moving one: the horse that is weak in its gait.
والمطاخ، ككتان: الأحمق، والمتكبر
And the fool, like kuttan: the foolish one, and the arrogant one.
والمطخ: الغرين يبقى في الحوض ولا يقدر على شربه
And the sediment: the residue that remains in the basin and cannot be drunk.
ويقال للكذاب: مطخ مطخ، بكسرتين، أي: قولك باطل
And the liar is told: 'matkh matkh', with two kasras, meaning: your saying is false.