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ثوخ

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of sinking, submerging, or penetrating deeply into something soft, yielding, or fluid. It conveys a sense of going down or disappearing into a substance.

Derived headwords

ثَاخَتْverb
  1. 1.
    sankboth

    The verb form indicating that something sank or penetrated deeply into a soft or yielding substance.

تَثُوخُverb
  1. 1.
    sinksboth

    The present tense verb form, indicating the ongoing action of sinking or penetrating.

تَثِيخُverb
  1. 1.
    sank (with ya)both

    An alternative verb form, using 'ya' instead of 'waw', to describe sinking or penetrating into something soft or yielding.

خَاضَتْ فِي وَارِمٍ أَوْ رَخْوٍverb
  1. 1.
    waded in swollen or softclassical

    Describes the action of wading or sinking into a swollen or soft substance, implying penetration.

ثَاخَ الشَّيْءَverb
  1. 1.
    sankboth

    The transitive verb form indicating that something caused another thing to sink or penetrate.

ثُوخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    sinkingboth

    The verbal noun (masdar) representing the act or instance of sinking or penetrating.

ثَاخَتْ قَدَمُهُ فِي الوَحْلِverb
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    his foot sank in the mudboth

    Describes a foot becoming submerged and sinking into mud or soft ground.

غَابَتْ وَسَاخَتْverb
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    submerged and sankboth

    Indicates that something submerged and sank deeply, disappearing from view.

ذَهَبَ فِي الأَرْضِ سُفْلًاverb
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    went down into the earthboth

    Describes the action of moving downwards into the ground, implying sinking or penetration.

ثَاخَتْ بَدَلٌ مِنْ سِينِ سَاخَتْother
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    is a substitute for 'sin' of 'sakhat'classical

    A linguistic note suggesting that the 'tha' in 'thakhat' might be a substitution for the 'sin' in the similar-sounding verb 'sakhat' (sank).

Parallel reading

ثاخت الإصبع تثوخ
The finger sank, it sinks.
وتثيخ خاضت في وارم أو رخو
And it sinks (with ya), it waded in swollen or soft.
وكذالك ثاخ الشيء ثوخا: ساخ
And likewise, the thing sank, a sinking: it became soft/submerged.
وثاخت قدمه في الوحل: غابت وساخت
And his foot sank in the mud: it submerged and sank.
وثاخ: ذهب في الأرض سفلا
And it sank: it went down into the earth.
وزعم يعقوب أن ثاء ثاخت بدل من سين ساخت
And Ya'qub claimed that the 'tha' of 'thakhat' is a substitute for the 'sin' of 'sakhat'.