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جيخ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the action of a flood or torrent eroding and consuming the banks of a valley. It describes the destructive and consuming nature of water in a landscape.

Derived headwords

الجَيخnoun
  1. 1.
    Flood's erosionclassical

    The act of a flood or torrent consuming the banks of a valley.

جوخnoun
  1. 1.
    Valley bankclassical

    The bank or edge of a valley, particularly as it is subject to erosion by water.

جاخَverb
  1. 1.
    to erodeclassical

    Said of a flood or torrent: to consume the banks of a valley.

يَجيخُverb
  1. 1.
    to erodeclassical

    Said of a flood or torrent: to consume the banks of a valley.

جيخاnoun
  1. 1.
    erosionclassical

    The act of a flood or torrent consuming the banks of a valley.

جَلَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to erodeclassical

    To erode or consume the banks of a valley, similar to the meaning of 'جاخ'.

Parallel reading

جاخ السيل الوادي يجيخه جيخا
The torrent eroded the valley, consuming its banks.
وهو مثل جلخه
And it is like its erosion.