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الجخر

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to unpleasant odors, particularly of spoiled meat or a woman's private area. It also extends to concepts of emptiness, hollowness, and deficiency, such as an empty stomach, a wide well opening, or a person lacking in intellect or physical substance. Additionally, it encompasses ideas of expansion and bursting forth, like water from a well or a cracked basin.

Derived headwords

الجَخَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Spoiled meat odorboth

    A change in the smell of meat, indicating spoilage.

  2. 2.
    Unpleasant vaginal odorclassical

    An offensive odor in a woman's private area.

  3. 3.
    Well wideningboth

    The widening or expansion of the opening of a well.

  4. 4.
    Empty stomachboth

    A feeling of emptiness or hollowness in the stomach.

جَخْرَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Having a bad odorclassical

    Describing a woman who has an unpleasant odor, particularly in her private area.

  2. 2.
    Wide (woman)classical

    Describing a woman who is wide, possibly referring to her physical build or a specific anatomical feature.

  3. 3.
    Droolingclassical

    Describing a woman who drools or has excessive saliva.

  4. 4.
    Narrow eyesclassical

    Describing eyes that are narrow and may have discharge or rheum.

جَخِرadjective
  1. 1.
    Fat-thighedclassical

    Having little flesh in the thighs.

  2. 2.
    Cowardlyclassical

    Describing a person who is cowardly or lacking in courage.

  3. 3.
    Foolishclassical

    Describing someone who is mentally deficient or foolish.

  4. 4.
    Incompetentclassical

    Describing someone who is incapable or unable to perform tasks.

  5. 5.
    Awkwardclassical

    Describing someone who is awkward or ungainly.

جَخِرadjective
  1. 1.
    Much eatingclassical

    Describing someone who eats a lot.

  2. 2.
    Quickly hungryclassical

    Describing someone who gets hungry quickly.

الجَخْرَاءname
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically referring to a place belonging to Banu Shajna.

الجَاخِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Wide valleyclassical

    A wide valley.

جَخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To widen a wellboth

    To widen the opening of a well.

أَجْخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To cause a well to spring forthclassical

    To cause a well to produce a lot of water from an unexpected place.

  2. 2.
    To wash the anus improperlyclassical

    To wash one's anus but not clean it properly, leaving a foul smell.

  3. 3.
    To marry a womanclassical

    To marry a woman described as 'jakhra' (having an unpleasant odor).

تَجَخَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    Basin crackedclassical

    The mud of a basin cracked and its water drained away.

  2. 2.
    Basin burst forthclassical

    The water of a basin burst forth or overflowed.

جَخَرَname
  1. 1.
    A city nameclassical

    A city in Samarkand.

جَخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    Well hollowedboth

    The interior of a well became wide or hollowed out.

جَخِرَverb
  1. 1.
    Sheep drank on empty stomachclassical

    Sheep drank water on an empty stomach, causing the water to churn within them, making them appear weak and hollow.

Parallel reading

تغير رائحة اللحم
The smell of meat changed (spoiled).
ورائحة مكروهة في قبل المرأة
And an offensive odor in a woman's private area.
والاتساع في البئر
And the widening in the well.
وخلاء البطن
And emptiness of the stomach.
والكثير الأكل
And the one who eats a lot.
والجبان
And the coward.
والقليل لحم الفخذين
And having little flesh in the thighs.
والفاسد العقل
And the one whose mind is corrupted (foolish).
والعاجز
And the incapable one.
والسمج
And the awkward one.
والسريع الجوع
And the one who gets hungry quickly.
والمرأة الواسعة
And the wide woman.
والتفلة
And the drooling one.
ومن العيون: الضيقة، فيها غمص ورمص
And of the eyes: narrow, with discharge and rheum.
والجاخر: الوادي الواسع
And Al-Jakhir: the wide valley.
وسع رأس بئره
He widened the opening of his well.
أنبع ماء كثيرا من غير موضع بئر
He caused much water to spring forth from a place other than the well.
وغسل دبره، ولم ينق فبقي نتنه
And he washed his anus, and did not clean it, so its foulness remained.
وتزوج امرأة جخراء
And he married a woman described as 'jakhra'.
تفلق طينه، وذهب ماؤه
Its mud cracked, and its water went away.
وانفجر ماؤه
And its water burst forth.
وجخر جوف البئر: اتسع
And the interior of the well widened.
والغنم: شربت على خلاء بطن، فتخضخض الماء في بطونها، فتراها جخرة خاشعة
And the sheep drank on an empty stomach, so the water churned in their bellies, and you see them as hollow and weak.