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This root primarily concerns the concept of softness, looseness, and gentleness. It extends to meanings of yielding, slowness, and ease, often in contrast to hardness or tightness. The derivations cover physical softness, emotional ease, and temporal slowness.

Derived headwords

رَخْوٌadjective
  1. 1.
    softboth

    Describing something that is yielding, not hard or firm. This can apply to physical objects or abstract qualities.

  2. 2.
    looseboth

    Not tight or constricted, having slackness.

  3. 3.
    gentleboth

    Mild, not harsh or severe.

رَخَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    softnessboth

    The state or quality of being soft, yielding, or loose.

  2. 2.
    easeboth

    A state of comfort and freedom from hardship.

رَخَاوَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    softnessboth

    The quality of being soft, flabby, or yielding.

  2. 2.
    loosenessboth

    The state of being slack or not firm.

رُخْوَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    softnessboth

    A state of softness or yielding.

  2. 2.
    slacknessboth

    Looseness or lack of tension.

اِسْتَرْخَىverb
  1. 1.
    to become softboth

    To become yielding, loose, or relaxed.

  2. 2.
    to relaxboth

    To become at ease, free from tension or worry.

أَرْخَىverb
  1. 1.
    to make softboth

    To cause something to become soft, loose, or relaxed.

  2. 2.
    to loosenboth

    To slacken a rope or reins.

  3. 3.
    to let downboth

    To lower or hang something, like a veil or turban.

  4. 4.
    to feel secureclassical

    To feel safe and at ease.

رَاخَىverb
  1. 1.
    to make softboth

    To cause something to become soft or yielding.

  2. 2.
    to slackenboth

    To loosen or make something less tight.

  3. 3.
    to move awayboth

    To create distance between oneself and something else.

رُخْوَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    slacknessboth

    A state of looseness or lack of tension.

  2. 2.
    relaxationboth

    A state of being at ease or unburdened.

رَخَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    gentle breezeboth

    A soft and mild wind.

  2. 2.
    prosperityboth

    A state of abundance and ease in living.

رَخِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    softboth

    Describing something that is soft, yielding, or gentle.

  2. 2.
    prosperousboth

    Living in ease and abundance.

رَاخَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to be near birthclassical

    Describing a female animal whose time for giving birth is approaching.

تَرَاخَىverb
  1. 1.
    to lag behindboth

    To be slow, to delay, or to fall behind.

  2. 2.
    to be postponedboth

    To become delayed, especially referring to rain.

رَاخَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to distance oneselfboth

    To move away from someone or something.

إِرْخَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    fast runningclassical

    Intense speed in running.

  2. 2.
    speedclassical

    A pace faster than mere approach.

مُرْخَاءٌadjective
  1. 1.
    slow-movingboth

    Describing an animal that moves slowly or with slackness.

مَرْخِيَّةٌname
  1. 1.
    Marghiyahclassical

    A nickname for a person, specifically mentioned as a title for Ibn Malik bin Shaddad.

أَرْخِيَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    slacknessclassical

    That which is loosened or let down from something.

Parallel reading

الرَّخْوُ مِثْلَثَةٌ: الهَشُّ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
Ar-rakhw (with three pronunciations) means brittle or fragile from everything.
وَهِيَ: بَهَاءٌ: رَخْوٌ، كَكَرُمَ وَرَضِيَ
And it is: Bahaa': soft, like karuma and radiya.
صَارَ رَخْواً، كَاسْتَرْخَى
He became soft, like he relaxed.
وَأَرْخَاهُ وَرَاخَاهُ: جَعَلَهُ رَخْواً
And he made it soft and he slackened it: he made it soft.
وَفِيهِ رُخْوَةٌ، بِالْكَسْرِ وَالضَّمِّ: اسْتِرْخَاءٌ
And in him is rukhwah (with kasr and damma): relaxation.
وَأَرْخَى عِمَامَتَهُ: أَمِنَ، وَاطْمَأَنَّ
And he let down his turban: he felt secure and at ease.
وَأَرْخَى لَهُ: طَوَّلَ لَهُ مِنْ حَبْلِهِ
And he gave him slack: he lengthened his rope for him.
وَأَرْخَى السِّتْرَ: أَسْدَلَهُ
And he let down the curtain: he lowered it.
وَالْحُرُوفُ الرَّخْوَةُ: سَوَى لَمْ يُرْعَوْنَا
And the soft letters: are those not pronounced with emphasis.
وَالرَّخَاءُ، بِالضَّمِّ: الرِّيحُ اللَّيِّنَةُ
And ar-rakhaa' (with damma): the gentle breeze.
وَبِالْفَتْحِ: سَعَةُ الْعَيْشِ
And (with fatha): ease of living.
رَخُوَ، كَكَرُمَ وَدَعَا وَرَعَا وَرَضِيَ، فَهُوَ رَاخٍ وَرَخِيٌّ
Rakhawa, like karuma, da'a, ra'a, and radiya, so he is raakhin and rakhiyyun.
وَرَاخَتْ: حَانَ وِلَادُهَا
And raakhat: her birth time has come.
تَرَاخَى: تَقَاعَسَ
Tarakhaa: he lagged behind.
وَرَاخَاهُ: بَاعَدَهُ
And raakhaahu: he distanced himself from him.
وَالْإِرْخَاءُ: شِدَّةُ الْعَدْوِ، أَوْ فَوْقَ التَّقْرِيبِ
And al-irkhā'u: intense running, or faster than approaching.
وَأَرْخَى دَابَّتَهُ: سَارَهَا كَذَلِكَ، فَهِيَ مُرْخَاءٌ، بِالْكَسْرِ
And he made his mount go slowly: he made it travel thus, so it is murkhā' (with kasr).
وَالنَّاقَةَ: اسْتَرْخَى صِلَاهَا
And the she-camel: her spine became relaxed.
وَتَرَاخَى السَّمَاءُ: أَبْطَأَ الْمَطَرُ
And the sky delayed: the rain was slow.
وَمَرْخِيَّةٌ، كَمُحْسِنَةٍ: لَقَبُ جَامِعِ ابْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ
And Marghiyyah, like muhsinah: is the title of Jami' Ibn Malik bin Shaddad.
وَالْأَرْخِيَةُ، كَأَثْفِيَةٍ: مَا أُرْخِيَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ
And al-arkhiyah, like athfiyah: that which is let down from something.