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اللخع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of physical relaxation or weakness in the body. It also appears in place names and as a personal name.

Derived headwords

لَخِعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be relaxedboth

    To experience a state of physical relaxation or looseness in the body.

لَخَعnoun
  1. 1.
    relaxationboth

    The state of being relaxed or having a loose body.

لَخِيعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessclassical

    A condition of weakness or relaxation of the body.

لَخِيعَةname
  1. 1.
    Lakh'aclassical

    A personal name, specifically of Lakh'a bin Yunūf, who was from the Himyar tribe.

يَلْخَعname
  1. 1.
    Yal'kh'aclassical

    A place name in Yemen, possibly also spelled with a 'b' (Bilkh'a).

Parallel reading

استرخاء الجسم
Relaxation of the body.
وذو الشناتر لخيعة بن ينوف
And Dhu al-Shanāṭir is Lakh'a bin Yunūf.
من حمير
From Ḥimyar.
ويلخع، كيمنع: ع باليمن
And Yal'kh'a, like Yamna': a place in Yemen.
أو هو بالباء الموحدة
Or it is with the single 'b' (i.e., Bilkh'a).