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سخخ

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to soft, yielding, or expansive land. It also extends to the act of digging deeply or penetrating, and a specific action of a locust preparing to lay eggs.

Derived headwords

السَّخَاخُnoun
  1. 1.
    soft, free landboth

    Refers to land that is soft, yielding, and free, often implying fertility or ease of passage.

كَسَحَابٍother
  1. 1.
    like cloudsclassical

    A simile used to describe the appearance or spread of the soft land, likened to clouds.

السَّخَاسِخُnoun
  1. 1.
    soft, free land (plural)classical

    The plural form of 'sakhakh', referring to areas of soft, yielding land.

السَّخَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    prosperity, easeclassical

    Denotes a state of ease, prosperity, and abundance.

  2. 2.
    soft, wide landclassical

    Similar to 'sakhakh', it describes land that is soft, yielding, and expansive.

سَخَاخِيnoun
  1. 1.
    prosperity, ease (plural)classical

    The plural form of 'sakha'' (prosperity, ease), indicating multiple instances or aspects of abundance.

سَخَّverb
  1. 1.
    to dig deeplyclassical

    To penetrate deeply into something, particularly in the context of digging a well or traveling extensively.

  2. 2.
    to travel farclassical

    To traverse a great distance or go deep into a journey.

سَخَّتْverb
  1. 1.
    to implant its ovipositorclassical

    Used to describe a female locust implanting its tail (ovipositor) into the ground for the purpose of laying eggs.

Parallel reading

السَّخَاخُ، كَسَحَابٍ: الأَرْضُ اللَّيِّنَةُ الحُرَّةُ
As-sakhakh, like sahaba: the soft, free land.
هُوَ جَمْعُ سَخَاخٍ، هَكَذَا جَمَعَهُ القُطَامِيُّ
It is the plural of sakhakh, thus did al-Qutami collect it.
وَصَفَ سَحَابًا مَاطِرًا: تَوَاضَعَ بِالسَّخَاسِخِ مِنْ مَنِيمٍ وَجَادَ الْيَنَّ وَافْتَرَشَ الْغِمَارَا
He described rain clouds: 'It descended upon the soft lands of Manim and Jadd al-Yann, and spread over the plains.'
وَالسَّخَاءُ: الرَّخَاءُ
And as-sakha': prosperity.
وَهِيَ الأَرْضُ اللَّيِّنَةُ الْوَاسِعَةُ، كَمَا تَقَدَّمَ
And it is the soft, wide land, as previously mentioned.
جَمْعُهُ سَخَاخِيٌّ كَرَخَاخِيٍّ، كِلَاهُمَا بِالْفَتْحِ
Its plural is sakhakhiyyun like rakhakhiyyun, both with the fathah.
سَخَّ فِي الْحَفْرِ وَالسَّيْرِ كَزَخَّ: أَمْعَنَ فِيهِمَا
He 'sakhkha' in digging and traveling, like 'zakhkha': he went deeply into them.
وَيُقَالُ: لَخَّ فِي الْبِئْرِ مِثْلُ سَخَّ، أَيْ احْفِرْ
And it is said: 'lakhkha' in the well is like 'sakhkha', meaning dig.
سَخَّتِ الْجَرَادَةُ: غَرَزَتْ ذَنَبَهَا فِي الأَرْضِ لِتَبِيضَ
The locust 'sakhkhat': it implanted its tail in the ground to lay eggs.