ربخ

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being large, heavy, or sluggish, often in the context of physical objects or movement. It extends to meanings related to intensity, difficulty, and even specific sexual connotations.

Derived headwords

الربيخnoun

1.
large saddleclassical
A large and heavy saddle or pack saddle.

ربخverb

1.
to be sluggishclassical
To move or act sluggishly, to be slow and heavy.
2.
to become tiredclassical
To become tired and weary, especially from exertion.

تربخverb

1.
to become sluggishclassical
To become sluggish or slow in movement.
2.
to become tiredclassical
To become tired and weary.

مشي حتى تربخ — He walked until he became sluggish/tired.

ربوخnoun

1.
woman who faints during intercourseclassical
A woman who faints or becomes overcome during sexual intercourse, possibly due to intense passion or a specific physical reaction.
2.
woman who gasps during intercourseclassical
A woman who gasps or makes noises during intercourse, appearing agitated or as if she were mad.

رباخnoun

1.
fainting during intercourseclassical
The act of fainting or becoming overcome during sexual intercourse.

أربخverb

1.
to buy a slave girlclassical
To buy a female slave, specifically one described as 'rabūkh'.
2.
to become denseclassical
Said of sand (raml) when it becomes dense or thick.
3.
to get stuckclassical
Said of a walker in dense sand, implying difficulty in movement.
4.
to fall into hardshipclassical
To encounter severe difficulties or hardships.

مربخnoun

1.
mountainclassical
A mountain, specifically one of the mountains of Zurūd, known to cause weariness in those who traverse it.
2.
sand duneclassical
A sand dune in the desert that causes weariness due to its nature.

رابخname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name in Najd, though its exact location or nature is uncertain.

أرض رابخnoun

1.
fertile landclassical
Land that is fertile and productive, lacking stones or pebbles.

ربخت الإبلverb

1.
camels became wearyclassical
Said of camels when their journey in the sand becomes severe, leading to exhaustion.

Parallel reading

فلما اعترت طارقات الهموم رفعت الولي وكورا ربيخا أي ضخما

And when the calamities of worries befell him, he raised the saddle-cloth and a large pack, meaning large.

تلك الربوخ لست لها بأهل

That is the 'rabūkh' (woman who faints/gasps), you are not fit for her.

أراد أن ذلك يحمد منها، وهي المرأة يغشى عليها عند الجماع من شدة الشهوة

He meant that this is praiseworthy in her, and she is the woman who faints during intercourse from the intensity of desire.

أطيب لذات الفتى نيك ربوخ غلمه

The sweetest of a young man's pleasures is intercourse with a lustful, fainting woman.

وقيل هي التي تنخر عند الجماع وتضطرب كأنها مجنونة

And it is said she is one who gasps during intercourse and becomes agitated as if she were mad.

وأصل الربوخ من تربخ في مشيه، إذا استرخى

And the origin of 'rabūkh' is from 'tarbakha' in his walking, meaning he became sluggish.

اشترى جارية ربوخا

He bought a slave girl who was a 'rabūkh'.

وأربخ الرمل، إذا تكاثف

And the sand became dense, when it thickened.

وأربخ الماشي فيه

And the walker became stuck in it.

زيد، إذا وقع في الشدائد

Zayd, if he fell into hardships.

مشي حتى تربخ، أي استرخى

He walked until he became sluggish, meaning he became slow.

رابخ: ع بنجد

Rābikh: a place in Najd.

أرض رابخ تأخذ اللؤمة ولا حجارة فيها ولا نقل

Rābikh land is fertile, lacking stones or pebbles.

جبل مربخ مربخا. لأنه يربخ الماشي فيه من التعب والمشقة

A mountain called Marbakh, because it makes the walker weary in it from tiredness and hardship.

ربخت الإبل في الرمل، كفرح: اشتد عليها السير فيه وفترت من الكلال

The camels became weary in the sand, as in 'faraha': the journey became severe for them in it, and they became weak from exhaustion.

أمن جبال مربخ تمطين لا بد منه فانحدرن وارقين

Are you from the mountains of Marbakh that you traverse, which are unavoidable, so they descended and became weary?