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ذيخ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the male hyena, describing its physical characteristics, particularly its abundant hair. It also extends to the female hyena and its plural forms.

Derived headwords

الذِّيخnoun
  1. 1.
    male hyenaboth

    The male hyena, characterized by its abundant hair.

ذِيخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    female hyenaclassical

    The female hyena, as distinguished from the male (الذِيخ).

ذُيُوخnoun
  1. 1.
    hyenasclassical

    A plural form for hyenas, specifically referring to the male hyena.

أَذْيَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    hyenasclassical

    Another plural form for hyenas, referring to the male hyena.

ذَيَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hairyclassical

    To be abundant in hair, referring to the hyena.

ذَائِخadjective
  1. 1.
    hairyclassical

    Describing something as having abundant hair, particularly used for the hyena.

Parallel reading

الذيخ: ذكر الضباع الكثير الشعر.
The dhīkh: the male hyena with abundant hair.
قال الكسائي: الأنثى ذيخة، والجمع ذيوخ وأذياخ وذيخة.
Al-Kisa'i said: the female is a dhīkhah, and the plural is dhuyūkh, adhyākh, and dhīkhah.
مثل الضباع يسفن ذيخا ذائخا
Like hyenas, they stir up a hairy, hairy one.