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مخن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of length, depth, and possibly intensity. It encompasses meanings related to a tall man, the act of crying intensely, and the process of drawing water from a well.

Derived headwords

المَخِنُnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall manboth

    A man who is tall in stature.

المَخِنُnoun
  1. 1.
    Cryingboth

    The act of weeping or crying.

المَخِنُnoun
  1. 1.
    Drawing waterclassical

    The act of drawing water from a well.

مَخَنَverb
  1. 1.
    To draw waterclassical

    To draw water from a well, especially using a rope and bucket.

يُمَخِّنُهَاverb
  1. 1.
    To draw it outclassical

    To draw it (referring to water from a well) out.

Parallel reading

المخن: الرجل الطويل.
Al-makhin: the tall man.
والمخن: البكاء.
And al-makhin: the crying.
والمخن: النزع من البئر.
And al-makhin: the drawing from the well.
قد حكم القاضى بأمر عدل
The judge has ruled with a just command
أن يمخنوها (1) بثماني أدل
that they draw it out (1) with eight ropes.