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رخص

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of low price or cost, contrasting with expensiveness. It also extends to meanings of gentleness, softness, and leniency or concession in matters.

Derived headwords

رَخِيصadjective
  1. 1.
    cheapboth

    cheap

رَخُصَverb
  1. 1.
    the price became cheapboth

    the price became cheap

  2. 2.
    he gave him permission for such and suchboth

    he gave him permission for such and such

أَرْخَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to make inexpensiveboth

    To cause something to become low in price; to reduce the price of something.

ارْتَخَصَverb
  1. 1.
    he bought the thing cheaplyboth

    he bought the thing cheaply

  2. 2.
    he found it cheapboth

    he found it cheap

رُخْصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    leniencyboth

    A concession or relaxation of a rule or strictness; a permit or license.

  2. 2.
    softnessclassical

    The quality of being soft, tender, or delicate.

تَرْخِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    granting of a licenseboth

    The act of granting permission, a license, or a concession.

  2. 2.
    making inexpensiveclassical

    The act of causing something to become inexpensive.

تَرَخَّصَverb
  1. 1.
    he took advantage of the permission: meaning he did not go to extremesboth

    he took advantage of the permission: meaning he did not go to extremes

رُخُوصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    softnessclassical

    The state or quality of being soft, tender, or delicate.

رَخَاصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    softnessclassical

    The state or quality of being soft, tender, or delicate.

رُخُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    softnessclassical

    The state or quality of being soft, tender, or delicate.

Parallel reading

الرخص: ضد الغلاء.
Inexpensiveness: the opposite of expensiveness.
وقد رخص السعر، وأرخصه الله فهو رخيص.
And the price has become inexpensive, and may God make it inexpensive, so it is inexpensive.
وارتخصت الشئ: اشتريته رخيصا.
And you bought something cheaply: you bought it inexpensively.
وارتخصه، أي عده رخيصا.
And you considered it inexpensive, meaning you deemed it inexpensive.
والرخصة في الأمر: خلاف التشديد فيه.
And leniency in a matter: the opposite of strictness in it.
وقد رخص له في كذا ترخيصا، فترخص هو فيه، أي لم يستقص.
And he was granted a concession in such-and-such, so he took advantage of the concession in it, meaning he did not adhere strictly.
والرخص بالفتح: الناعم.
And 'rukhs' (with fatha) means soft.
يقال: هو رخص الجسد بين الرخوصة والرخاصة، عن أبى عبيد.
It is said: he is soft of body, between softness and softness, according to Abu Ubaid.