ركح

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of leaning, relying, and supporting, often in a physical sense. It extends to notions of inclination, attachment, and stability, as well as physical attributes like sides, foundations, and elevated areas. Figuratively, it can refer to settling into a situation or place.

Derived headwords

رَكْحnoun

1.
leaning, relianceboth
The act of leaning on something or relying on it for support.
2.
side of a mountainclassical
The elevated, exposed side or flank of a mountain, especially that which is wide and overlooks open space.
3.
side, edgeclassical
The side or edge of anything.
4.
courtyard, open spaceclassical
The open area or courtyard of a house or dwelling.
5.
foundationclassical
The base or foundation of something.

رَكْحَةnoun

1.
piece of tharidclassical
A remaining portion of tharid (a dish of bread soaked in broth) left in the serving dish.
2.
courtyard, open spaceclassical
The open area or courtyard of a house or dwelling.

رَكَّحَverb

1.
to lean onboth
To lean on something, especially for support.
2.
to rely onboth
To depend on or trust in someone or something.

ارْتَكَحَverb

1.
to lean onboth
To lean on or support oneself against something.
2.
to rely onboth
To depend on or seek support from someone or something.

أَرْكَحَverb

1.
to lean onboth
To lean on something or someone.
2.
to make leanboth
To cause something or someone to lean or rely on something.
3.
to make resort toclassical
To cause someone to resort to or seek refuge in something.

رُكُوحnoun

1.
inclination, leaningboth
The act of inclining towards or leaning towards someone or something.
2.
resort, turning toclassical
The act of turning to or seeking refuge with someone or something.

رَكُوحnoun

1.
inclination, leaningboth
The act of inclining towards or leaning towards someone or something.
2.
resort, turning toclassical
The act of turning to or seeking refuge with someone or something.

رُكُوحnoun

1.
side of a mountainclassical
The elevated, exposed side or flank of a mountain, especially that which is wide and overlooks open space.
2.
side, edgeclassical
The side or edge of anything.

أَرْكَاحnoun

1.
sides of a mountainclassical
The elevated, exposed sides or flanks of a mountain.
2.
sides, edgesclassical
The sides or edges of anything.
3.
foundationsclassical
The bases or foundations of something.
4.
monasteries, hermitagesclassical
The dwellings of monks or hermits, often associated with Christian monasteries.

مُرْتَكِحadjective

1.
laden with tharidclassical
A serving dish or bowl that is full and laden with tharid.

مِرْكَاحadjective

1.
receding, backwardclassical
Describing a saddle or riding gear that is positioned backward or causes the rider to sit further back.

رَكْحَاءadjective

1.
rough, elevated landclassical
Describing land that is rough, uneven, and elevated.

رُكَّاحname

1.
dog's nameclassical
A name given to a dog.
2.
horse's nameclassical
The name of a horse belonging to a man from the tribe of Tha'labah.

رَكَّاحname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a valley or wadi.

تَرَكُّحnoun

1.
expansion, spaciousnessclassical
The state of being spacious or having ample room, especially in a dwelling.
2.
activity, lingeringclassical
The act of moving about or acting within a situation, or of lingering in a place.

رَكَنَverb

1.
to incline, to leanboth
To incline towards, to lean on, or to be attached to someone or something.

رَكَنَ إِلَيْهِverb

1.
to incline towardsboth
To incline towards someone or something, to favor or rely on them.

رَكْحٌ إِلَيْهِverb

1.
to lean onboth
To lean on or rely on someone or something.

أَرْكَحَ إِلَيْهِverb

1.
to lean onboth
To lean on or rely on someone or something.

ارْتَكَحَ إِلَيْهِverb

1.
to lean onboth
To lean on or rely on someone or something.

أَرْكَحَ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَيْهِverb

1.
to make one's back lean onclassical
To cause one's back to lean on or be supported by something; to seek refuge.

تَرَكَّحَ فِي الدَّارِverb

1.
to expand in the houseclassical
To have ample space and move freely within a dwelling.

تَرَكَّحَ فِي الْمَعِيشَةِverb

1.
to act in livelihoodclassical
To engage in or manage one's livelihood, possibly with some freedom or activity.

تَرَكَّحَ بِالْمَكَانِverb

1.
to linger in the placeclassical
To stay or remain in a place for a period of time.

Parallel reading

والركح: الاعتماد.

And ar-rakh: reliance.

فصادفت أهيف مثل القدح أحرد بالدلو شديد الركح

So I encountered a slender one like a cup, hesitant by the bucket, strong in leaning.

وركح إليه: (استند، كأركح وارتكح).

And rakaḥa to him: (he leaned, like arkḥa and irtakaḥa).

يقال: ركحت إليه وأركحت وارتكحت.

It is said: I leaned to him, and he leaned, and I leaned.

وركح (إليه ركوحا) بالضم: (ركن وأناب).

And rakaḥa (to him rukūḥan) with damma: (he inclined and turned).

قال: ركحت إليها بعدما كنت مجمعا

He said: I inclined to her after I had been resolved.

والركوح إلى الشصيء: الركون إليه.

And ar-rukūḥ to a thing: inclining to it.

والركح، بالضم: ركن الجبل

And ar-rakḥ, with damma: the side of the mountain.

وقيل: هو ما علا عن السفح واتسع.

And it was said: it is what rises above the slope and is wide.

وقال ابن الأعرابي: ركح كل شيء: جانبه.

And Ibn al-A'rābī said: the side of everything: its flank.

حتى يظل كأنه متثبت بركوح أمعز ذي ريود مشرف

Until he remains as if steady on the side of a mountain goat, with a shepherd, overlooking.

أي يظل من فرقي أن يتكلم فيخطىء ويزل كأنه يمشي بركح جبل، وهو جانبه وحرفه، فيخاف أن يزل ويسقط.

Meaning he remains, fearing that he might speak and err and slip, as if walking on the side of a mountain, which is its flank and edge, fearing he might slip and fall.

والركح أيضا؛ ساحة الدار والفناء.

And ar-rakḥ also; the courtyard of the house and its open space.

لا شفعة في فناء ولا طريق ولا ركح

There is no preemption in a courtyard, nor a path, nor an open space.

قال أبو عبيد الركح، بالضم: ناحية البيت من ورائه كأنه فضاء.

Abu Ubayd said: ar-rakḥ, with damma: the side of the house behind it, as if it were an open space.

أما ترى ما غشي الأركاحا لم يدع الثلج لهم وجاحا

Do you not see what has covered the open spaces, the snow has left them no shelter?

والأركاح: الأساس.

And al-arkāḥ: the foundation.

أهل الركح أحق بركحهم

The people of the foundation are more deserving of their foundation.

والركحة، بالضم: قطعة من الثريد تبقى في الجفنة

And ar-rakḥah, with damma: a piece of tharid remaining in the serving dish.

وجفنة مرتكحة

And a serving dish laden.

أي مكتنزة بالثريد

Meaning full and laden with tharid.

وسرج مركاح، ورحل مركاح إذا كان يتأخر عن ظهر الفرس.

And a receding saddle, and a receding riding gear if it is set back from the horse's back.

والركحاء: الأرض الغليظة المرتفعة.

And ar-rakḥā': the rough, elevated land.

والأركاح جمع ركح: بيوت الرهبان.

And al-arkāḥ, the plural of rakḥ: the houses of monks.

وما أراها عربية.

And I do not think it is Arabic.

وما أحب أن أجل لك علة تركح إليها

I would not like to give you an excuse to resort to.

أي ترجع وتلجأ إليها.

Meaning you return and seek refuge in it.

والتركح: التوسع

And at-tarakkuḥ: expansion.

تركح في الدار: إذا توسع فيها.

He expanded in the house: when he had ample space in it.

إن لفلان ساحة يتركح فيها.

So-and-so has a courtyard in which he has ample space.

والتركح التصرف والتلبث

And at-tarakkuḥ: acting and lingering.

تركح فلان في المعيشة، إذا تصرف فيها.

So-and-so acted in his livelihood, when he managed it.

وتركح بالمكان: تلبث، وقد تقدمت الإشارة إليه.

And he lingered in the place: he stayed, and reference has been made to it.