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صرخ

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of crying out, shouting, or screaming. It extends to the sound produced by such an action, as well as the concept of calling for help or aid. Derived terms also encompass the idea of feigning or forcing a cry.

Derived headwords

صَرَخَverb
  1. 1.
    he shouted, he shouts, a shoutboth

    he shouted, he shouts, a shout

صُرَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    shoutingboth

    The act or sound of crying out loudly; a scream or loud shout.

  2. 2.
    soundclassical

    The noise produced by crying out.

صَرْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a cryboth

    A single instance of crying out loudly; a shout or scream.

اصْطَرَخَverb
  1. 1.
    he shouted loudlyboth

    he shouted loudly

تَصَرَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to feign cryingclassical

    To force or pretend to cry out; to make a show of distress.

مِصْرَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    helperclassical

    One who aids or rescues; a rescuer.

مُسْتَصْرِخnoun
  1. 1.
    one seeking helpclassical

    One who calls out for aid or assistance; a supplicant.

اسْتَصْرَخَverb
  1. 1.
    he sought his helpboth

    he sought his help

صَرِيخnoun
  1. 1.
    crierclassical

    One who cries out; a screamer.

  2. 2.
    helperclassical

    One who aids or rescues; a rescuer.

  3. 3.
    one seeking helpclassical

    One who calls out for aid or assistance.

Parallel reading

الصراخ: الصوت.
Al-surakh: the sound.
تقول: صرخ صرخة واصطرخ، بمعنى.
You say: sarakha sarakhatan wa-starakha, meaning the same.
والتصرخ: تكلف الصراخ.
And al-tasarkh: to force crying out.
يقال: " التصرخ به حمق "، أي بالعطاس.
It is said: 'Al-tasarkh bihi humqun', meaning with sneezing.
والمصرخ: المغيث.
And al-misrakh: the helper.
والمستصرخ: المستغيث.
And al-mustasrikh: the one seeking help.
تقول منه: استصرخني فأصرخته.
You say from it: Istarakhani fa-asrakhtuhu, meaning he called me for help and I helped him.
والصريخ: صوت المستصرخ.
And al-surikh: the sound of the one seeking help.
والصريخ أيضا الصارخ، وهو المغيث، والمستغيث أيضا، وهو من الاضداد.
And al-surikh is also the crier, and he is the helper, and also the one seeking help, and it is from the opposites.