زلخ
Root entry · 17 derived lemmasThe root زلخ primarily relates to slipperiness, sliding, and smooth surfaces that cause one to slip. It extends to concepts of a slippery place, a well with a slippery upper part, and metaphorically, the passage of time causing wear.
Derived headwords
- 1.slippery placeboth
A place where feet slip due to its wetness or smoothness, like a slippery rock.
- 1.to slipboth
To slide or lose one's footing, especially on a slippery surface.
- 1.slippery placeclassical
A slippery place, similar to 'mazallah', where one's feet might slip.
- 1.a slippery placeboth
a slippery place
- 1.slippery placeclassical
A place that is slippery, analogous to 'mazallat'.
- 1.slippery placeclassical
A place or position that is slippery and causes one to slip.
- 1.slippery wellclassical
A well whose upper part is slippery, causing anyone standing on it to slide.
- 1.slippery placeboth
A place that causes one to slip.
- 1.to slipboth
To slide or fall due to slipperiness.
- 1.slipperyclassical
Describing something as slippery, particularly the sides of a well.
- 1.arrow's flight distanceclassical
The distance an arrow travels in its flight.
- 1.far-reaching arrowclassical
An arrow that travels a great distance.
- 1.slideclassical
A slide, like the ones children play on, from which they slide down.
- 1.slideclassical
A device or structure for sliding down, used by children for play.
- 1.to slideboth
To move smoothly down a surface, typically for play.
- 1.to become bent/crookedclassical
To become bent, crooked, or stooped, often due to age or hardship.
- 1.time wore downclassical
Time has caused wear, hardship, or a stooping effect.