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جلخ

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root جلخ (j-l-kh) primarily relates to cutting, eroding, and widening, particularly concerning watercourses like valleys and rivers. It also extends to meanings of forceful impact, sexual intercourse, stretching, and physical weakness or collapse.

Derived headwords

جَلَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to erodeboth

    The flood eroded the banks of the valley.

  2. 2.
    to fillclassical

    The flood filled the valley.

  3. 3.
    to throw downclassical

    He threw him down.

  4. 4.
    to abradeclassical

    He abraded his stomach.

  5. 5.
    to penetrateclassical

    He penetrated his female slave.

  6. 6.
    to stretchclassical

    He stretched the thing.

  7. 7.
    to woundclassical

    He wounded him with the sword, making a deep gash in his flesh.

جلخ السيل الوادي، كمنع، يجلخه جلخا: قطع أجرافه — The flood eroded the banks of the valley, and it fills it.
جَلَخnoun
  1. 1.
    erosionclassical

    The act of eroding, as done by a flood.

جَلَّاخadjective
  1. 1.
    abundantclassical

    Describing a flood that is abundant and fills the valley.

وهو سيل جلاخ، كغراب وجراف، أي كثير — And it is an abundant flood, like 'ghurab' and 'juraf', meaning plentiful.
جَرَّافadjective
  1. 1.
    abundantclassical

    Describing a flood that is abundant and fills the valley.

وهو سيل جلاخ، كغراب وجراف، أي كثير — And it is an abundant flood, like 'ghurab' and 'juraf', meaning plentiful.
الجَلَّاحnoun
  1. 1.
    abundant floodclassical

    An abundant flood, referring to its erosive and filling capacity.

والجلاح، بالحاء غير معجمة: الجراف — And Al-Jallah, with haa' not dotted: the abundant (flood).
جَلْوَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    wide valleyclassical

    A wide, large, deep valley.

  2. 2.
    large ravineclassical

    A ravine that grows to become half or two-thirds of the valley.

والجلواخ، بالكسر: الوادي الواسع الضخم الممتلىء العميق — And Al-Julwakh, with kasra: the wide, large, full, deep valley.
والجلواخ: التلعة التي تعظم حتى تصير نصف الوادي أو ثلثيه — And Al-Julwakh: the ravine that grows until it becomes half or two-thirds of the valley.
جَلْوَاخَيْنadjective
  1. 1.
    wideclassical

    Describing rivers that are wide and spacious.

فإذا بنهرين جلواخين — So I found myself before two wide rivers.
مَجَالِخnoun
  1. 1.
    valleyclassical

    A valley located in Tihamah.

ومجالخ كمساكن: واد بتهامة — And Majalikh, like 'masakin': a valley in Tihamah.
اجْلَخَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to weakenclassical

    The old man weakened, his bones and limbs becoming feeble.

  2. 2.
    to collapseclassical

    He collapsed and could not move.

اجلخ الشيخ اجلخاخا، إذا ضعف وفتر عظامه وأعضاؤه — The old man weakened with 'ijlakhaakhan', meaning his bones and limbs became weak and feeble.
اجْلَخِverb
  1. 1.
    to spread outclassical

    He spread out his armpits away from his sides during prostration.

جخ وجخى واجلخ في السجود: فتح عضديه عن جنبيه وجافاهما عنهما — Jakhkha and Jakhkhaa and Ijlakh in prostration: he opened his armpits away from his sides and kept them distant from them.
اسْلَنْقَىverb
  1. 1.
    to collapseclassical

    He collapsed and could not get up.

واجلنخى، كاسلنقى: تقوض وبرك ولم ينبعث — And Ijlankhaa, like 'aslanqaa': he collapsed and lay down and did not get up.
الجَلْوَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    wide valleyclassical

    A wide, large, deep valley.

  2. 2.
    large ravineclassical

    A ravine that grows to become half or two-thirds of the valley.

الجَلْوَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    wide valleyclassical

    A wide, large, deep valley.

  2. 2.
    large ravineclassical

    A ravine that grows to become half or two-thirds of the valley.

الجَلَّاخname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name for a poet.

والجلاخ، كغراب: علم — And Al-Jallakh, like 'ghurab': a proper name.
الجُلُوخname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name.

وما بان من الطريق ووضح وجلوخ اسم — And what is apparent from the road and clear, and Julukh is a name.

Parallel reading

جلخ السيل الوادي، كمنع، يجلخه جلخا: قطع أجرافه
The flood eroded the banks of the valley, and it erodes them with erosion.
وهو سيل جلاخ، كغراب وجراف، أي كثير
And it is an abundant flood, like 'ghurab' and 'juraf', meaning plentiful.
والجلاح، بالحاء غير معجمة: الجراف
And Al-Jallah, with haa' not dotted: the abundant (flood).
جلخ به: صرعه
He threw him down with it.
جلخ بطنه سحجه
He abraded his stomach.
جلخ جاريته: نكحها
He penetrated his female slave.
جلخ الشيء: مده
He stretched the thing.
جلخ فلانا بالسيف: بضع من لحمه بضعة
He wounded him with the sword, making a deep gash in his flesh.
فإذا بنهرين جلواخين
So I found myself before two wide rivers.
والجلواخ، بالكسر: الوادي الواسع الضخم الممتلىء العميق
And Al-Julwakh, with kasra: the wide, large, full, deep valley.
ألا ليت شعري هل أبيتن ليلة بأبطح جلواخ بأسفله نخل
Oh, I wish I knew if I would spend a night at the wide valley of Abtah, with palm trees at its base.
والجلواخ: التلعة التي تعظم حتى تصير نصف الوادي أو ثلثيه
And Al-Julwakh: the ravine that grows until it becomes half or two-thirds of the valley.
ومجالخ كمساكن: واد بتهامة
And Majalikh, like 'masakin': a valley in Tihamah.
اجلخ الشيخ اجلخاخا، إذا ضعف وفتر عظامه وأعضاؤه
The old man weakened with 'ijlakhaakhan', meaning his bones and limbs became weak and feeble.
اجلخ الشيخ اجلخاخا، وقيل: سقط فلا ينبعث
The old man weakened with 'ijlakhaakhan', and it was said: he collapsed and could not get up.
لا خير في الشيخ إذا ما اجلخا
There is no good in an old man when he weakens.
اجلخ في السجود: فتح عضديه عن جنبيه وجافاهما عنهما
He spread out his armpits away from his sides during prostration and kept them distant from them.
واجلنخى، كاسلنقى: تقوض وبرك ولم ينبعث
And Ijlankhaa, like 'aslanqaa': he collapsed and lay down and did not get up.