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سخج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of scraping or peeling, particularly concerning the earth's surface. It describes land that is barren or eroded by wind.

Derived headwords

السخاوجnoun
  1. 1.
    Barren landclassical

    Land that has no landmarks or water, implying a desolate and featureless terrain.

سحجتverb
  1. 1.
    to scrapeclassical

    Used to describe the action of the wind scraping or peeling the surface of the earth.

سواحجadjective
  1. 1.
    Scraping windsclassical

    Winds that are characterized by their action of scraping or eroding the land.

Parallel reading

وهي الأرض التي لا أعلام بها ولا ماء
It is the land that has no landmarks and no water.
من سحجت الريح الأرض: إذا قشرتها
From 'saha jat' the wind scraped the earth: if it peeled it.
وريَاحٌ سَوَاحِجٌ
And winds that scrape.