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المخن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to actions of forceful extraction or penetration, such as drawing water from a well or sexual intercourse. It also extends to concepts of emotional distress like weeping, and physical attributes like being tall or having a swaggering gait. Additionally, it denotes a well-trodden path and a specific place name.

Derived headwords

المَخْنnoun
  1. 1.
    Intercourseclassical

    Sexual intercourse, often implying a forceful or deep penetration.

  2. 2.
    Drawing waterclassical

    The act of drawing water from a well, suggesting a pulling or extracting motion.

  3. 3.
    Weepingclassical

    Crying or lamentation, possibly indicating intense emotional distress.

  4. 4.
    Peelingclassical

    The act of removing the outer layer or skin of something.

  5. 5.
    Swaggering gaitclassical

    A proud, arrogant, or light-footed manner of walking.

  6. 6.
    Tallnessclassical

    Being tall, especially with a sense of pride or loftiness.

  7. 7.
    Prideclassical

    Arrogance, haughtiness, or a sense of self-importance.

  8. 8.
    Beautyclassical

    Splendor, magnificence, or comeliness.

مَخَنَverb
  1. 1.
    To penetrateclassical

    To enter deeply or forcefully, used in contexts of intercourse or extraction.

  2. 2.
    To drawclassical

    To pull or extract, specifically referring to drawing water from a well.

  3. 3.
    To weepclassical

    To cry intensely or lament.

  4. 4.
    To peelclassical

    To strip off the outer layer.

  5. 5.
    To swaggerclassical

    To walk with a proud or light gait.

مُمَخَّنadjective
  1. 1.
    Tallclassical

    Describing someone who is tall, often with a connotation of pride or loftiness.

  2. 2.
    Proudclassical

    Exhibiting arrogance or haughtiness.

مُمَخِّنadjective
  1. 1.
    Tallclassical

    Describing someone who is tall, often with a connotation of pride or loftiness.

  2. 2.
    Proudclassical

    Exhibiting arrogance or haughtiness.

مَمْخَنadjective
  1. 1.
    Well-troddenclassical

    Describing a path that has been frequently walked upon, making it easy to traverse.

مَخْوَانname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A town located in Marv, known as the origin of the scholar Muhammad ibn Abd al-Razzaq.

Parallel reading

المخن: النكاح
Al-makhn: Intercourse.
والنزع من البئر
And drawing from the well.
والبكاء
And weeping.
والقشر
And peeling.
والرجل إلى القصر وفيه زهو وخفة
And a man walking with pride and lightness.
وهي: بهاء
And it is: splendor.
والطويل، ضد، كالمخن، كهجف
And tall, the opposite, like al-makhn, like hajaf (tall).
وطريق ممخن، كمعظم: وطئ حتى سهل
And a well-trodden path, like mu'azzam: trodden until easy.
وماخوان، بضم الخاء: ة بمرو، منها الفقيه محمد بن عبد الرزاق
And Makhwan, with damma on the kha: a town in Marv, from which is the scholar Muhammad ibn Abd al-Razzaq.