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شمرخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a cluster or a prominent part, often applied to botanical structures like date palm clusters, geographical features like mountain peaks, and even specific markings on a horse.

Derived headwords

الشمراخnoun
  1. 1.
    Date palm clusterboth

    Refers to the cluster of dates on a palm tree, also known as 'athkal' or 'athkul'.

  2. 2.
    Mountain peakclassical

    Denotes the summit or highest point of a mountain.

  3. 3.
    Horse's blazeclassical

    A white marking on a horse's forehead that is narrow, elongated, and extends towards the nostrils but not the jaw.

شمراخnoun
  1. 1.
    Date palm clusterboth

    Synonymous with 'al-shamrakh', referring to the cluster of dates on a palm tree.

  2. 2.
    Mountain peakclassical

    Synonymous with 'al-shamrakh', denoting the summit of a mountain.

  3. 3.
    Horse's blazeclassical

    Synonymous with 'al-shamrakh', describing a specific white marking on a horse's face.

شمراخadjective
  1. 1.
    Having a blazeclassical

    Describes a horse that possesses the specific white marking known as 'shamrakh'.

الشمراخيةname
  1. 1.
    Al-Shamrakhiyyaclassical

    A designation for a sect of the Khawarij, associated with Abdullah ibn Shamrakh.

Parallel reading

الشمراخ والشمروخ: العثكال والعثكول.
Al-shamrakh and al-shamrukh: the date palm cluster.
والشمراخ: رأس الجبل.
And al-shamrakh: the mountain peak.
والشمراخ: غرة الفرس إذا دقت وسالت وجللت الخيشوم ولم تبلغ الجحفلة.
And al-shamrakh: a horse's blaze when it is narrow, elongated, covers the nostrils, but does not reach the jaw.
والفرس شمراخ أيضا.
And the horse is also shamrakh (possessing a blaze).
ترى الجون ذا الشمراخ والورد يبتغى * ليالي عشرا وسطنا وهو عائر
You see the dark horse with the blaze and the bay seeking * ten nights, among us, and it is restless.
والشمراخية: صنف من الخوارج، أصحاب عبد الله بن شمراخ.
And Al-Shamrakhiyya: a sect of the Khawarij, followers of Abdullah ibn Shamrakh.