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هيخ

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of making a camel kneel or lie down. It also extends to concepts of abundance, particularly in food, and specific behaviors of animals like camels and goats.

Derived headwords

هَيَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to make kneelboth

    To cause a camel to kneel or lie down.

هَيَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to enrichclassical

    To make a dish, specifically harisa, rich with fat or oil.

هَيَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to urge onclassical

    To urge a male goat (tays) to mate or engage in sexual activity.

هَيَخnoun
  1. 1.
    kneelingclassical

    The act of making a camel kneel or lie down.

هَيَخnoun
  1. 1.
    richnessclassical

    Abundance of fat or oil, particularly in food like harisa.

هَيَخnoun
  1. 1.
    camel that humsclassical

    A camel that hums (hadr) when told to kneel (haykh).

هَيَخnoun
  1. 1.
    hummingclassical

    The sound or action of a camel humming when commanded to kneel.

تَهْيِيخnoun
  1. 1.
    making richclassical

    The act of making harisa rich with fat or oil.

Parallel reading

هيخ، بالكسر: تقال عند إناخة البعير.
Haykh, with a kasra: is said when making a camel kneel.
وهيخ الهريسة تهييخا: أكثر ودكها
And he made the harisa rich with fat (tahyiikhan): meaning he increased its fat content.
والتيس: حثه على السفاد.
And the tays: urging it to mate.
والهَيَخ، (كقنب): الجمل الذي إذا قيل له: هيخ، هدر.
And al-haykh, (like qanab): is the camel that, when told 'haykh', hums.