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جوخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of collapse, erosion, and destruction, particularly concerning earthworks or natural formations like wells and riverbanks. It also extends to a specific term for a granary in Basra dialect.

Derived headwords

تَجَوَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to collapseboth

    To fall in or crumble down, referring to structures like wells.

جَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    to erodeclassical

    To wear away or sweep out, typically used for a flood eroding the banks of a valley.

جَوْخnoun
  1. 1.
    granaryclassical

    A place for storing grain, specifically referred to as the granary in the dialect of the people of Basra.

الجَوْخَانnoun
  1. 1.
    granaryclassical

    A granary, used in the dialect of the people of Basra.

Parallel reading

تجوخت البئر: انهارت.
The well collapsed: it fell in.
وجاخ السيل الوادي: اقتلع أجرافه.
And the flood eroded the valley: it uprooted its banks.
فللصخر من جوخ السيول وجيب
And from the erosion of the floods, the rock has a hollow and a gap.
والجوخان: الجرين بلغة أهل البصرة.
And al-Jawkhān: the granary in the language of the people of Basra.