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الءندخ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe states of being quiet, taciturn, or indifferent, particularly in the face of unpleasantness. It also touches upon the idea of being satisfied or content, sometimes with what one does not possess, and a specific nautical term for hitting or reaching a shore.

Derived headwords

الأندخadjective
  1. 1.
    Taciturnboth

    One who speaks little.

  2. 2.
    Indifferent to obscenityclassical

    One who is unconcerned by what is said to them regarding obscenity, or what they themselves say.

مَنبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Platformboth

    A raised platform or pulpit, often used for speaking or preaching.

تندخverb
  1. 1.
    To be satisfiedclassical

    To be satisfied or content with something, especially with what one does not actually possess.

ندخverb
  1. 1.
    To collideclassical

    To collide or strike against something. Used by sailors to describe hitting a shore.

أندخverb
  1. 1.
    To reach shoreclassical

    To reach or make contact with the shore. Used by sailors to describe the vessel reaching the coast.

Parallel reading

الأندخ: المائق القليل الكلام.
Al-Andakh: The taciturn, the one who speaks little.
وكمنبر: من لا يبالي بما قيل له من الفحش، أو قال.
And like 'manbar': one who is unconcerned by what is said to them regarding obscenity, or what they themselves say.
وتندخ: تشبع بما ليس عنده.
And 'tandakh': to be satisfied with what one does not have.
وندخ، كمنع: صدم،
And 'nadhakha', as in 'mana'a': to collide, to strike.
يقول راكب البحر: ندخنا ساحل كذا،
A sea traveler says: 'We struck the coast of so-and-so.'
وأندخنا المركب الساحل.
And we made the boat reach the coast.