ركح

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the sides, edges, or lower parts of things, such as mountains, courtyards, or even food. It also extends to concepts of leaning, resting, or lagging behind.

Derived headwords

الرُّكْحnoun

1.
mountain sideclassical
The side or flank of a mountain.

رُكُوحnoun

1.
mountain sidesclassical
Plural of رُكْح, referring to the sides or flanks of mountains.

أَرْكَاحnoun

1.
mountain sidesclassical
Another plural of رُكْح, referring to the sides or flanks of mountains.

الرَّكْحnoun

1.
courtyardclassical
The open space or courtyard of a house.

الرَّكْحَةnoun

1.
courtyardclassical
The open space or courtyard of a house.
2.
piece of tharidclassical
A piece of tharid (a dish of bread soaked in broth or soup) that remains in the serving dish.

الأَرْكَاحnoun

1.
courtyardsclassical
Plural of رَكْح, referring to the courtyards or open spaces of houses.

مُرْتَفِكَةadjective

1.
full of tharidclassical
A serving dish (jafnah) that is full or laden with tharid.

أَرْكَحَverb

1.
to lean onclassical
To lean on or rest against something.

الرُّكُوحnoun

1.
leaning towardsclassical
The act of leaning towards or inclining towards something; a tendency or inclination.

مِرْكَاحadjective

1.
laggingclassical
Describing a saddle (sarj) or riding gear (rahl) that lags behind or is positioned too far back from the rider's back on the animal.

Parallel reading

الرُّكْح بالضم: ركن الجبل وناحيته

Ar-rukh (with dammah): the corner of the mountain and its side.

والجمع ركوح وأركاح

And the plural is rukuh and arkah.

حتى يظل كأنه متثبت * بركوح أمعز ذى ريود مشرف

Until it remains as if it is firmly established * on the side of a goat-pasture, with flowing waters, overlooking.

والركح والركحة: ساحة الدار

And ar-rukh and ar-rakhah: the courtyard of the house.

ألا ترى ما غشى الاركاحا

Do you not see what has covered the courtyards?

الارْكاح: الافنية

Al-arkah: the open spaces (courtyards).

والركحة: قطعة من الثريد تبقى في الجفنة

And ar-rakhah: a piece of tharid that remains in the serving dish.

وجفنة مرتكحة، أي مكتنزة بالثريد

And a jafnah (serving dish) that is murtakihah, meaning full of tharid.

وأر كحت، أي استندت

And arkahtu, meaning I leaned.

والركوح إلى الشئ: الركون إليه

And ar-rukuh to a thing: leaning towards it.

وسرج مركاح، إذا كان يتأخر عن ظهر الفرس

And a mirkah saddle, if it lags behind the horse's back.

وكذلك الرحل، إذا تأخر عن ظهر البعير

And likewise the rahl (camel saddle), if it lags behind the camel's back.