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سنخ

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of origin, foundation, or base, extending to the idea of being firmly established or rooted. It also encompasses meanings related to decay, foul odor, and specific geographical locations or personal names.

Derived headwords

السُّنُوخnoun
  1. 1.
    Firm establishmentclassical

    The state of being firmly rooted, established, or deeply ingrained, particularly in knowledge or a field.

سنخnoun
  1. 1.
    Originboth

    The fundamental source, root, or origin of anything.

  2. 2.
    Tooth rootboth

    The root of a tooth, specifically the part embedded in the jawbone.

  3. 3.
    Fever's intensityclassical

    The peak or intensity of a fever.

  4. 4.
    Camelclassical

    A camel.

سنخverb
  1. 1.
    To be rootedclassical

    To be firmly established, rooted, or deeply ingrained in something, such as knowledge.

سنخverb
  1. 1.
    To decayboth

    To change, decay, or become rancid, referring to the smell of fat, food, or other substances.

سنخةnoun
  1. 1.
    Foul smellboth

    A foul or putrid smell, similar to 'sanaakha'.

سناخةnoun
  1. 1.
    Foul smellboth

    A foul or putrid smell.

  2. 2.
    Dirtboth

    Dirt, grime, or the residue from tanning leather.

أسناخnoun
  1. 1.
    Originsboth

    Plural of 'sankh', referring to the origins or roots of things.

  2. 2.
    Tooth rootsboth

    Plural of 'sankh', referring to the roots of teeth.

سنخيname
  1. 1.
    Person from Sankhboth

    A nisba (attribution) indicating someone from the town of Sankh in Khorasan.

سنختانnoun
  1. 1.
    Two heightsclassical

    The two heights or lengths, possibly referring to the two main parts of a spear or similar object.

التسنّيخnoun
  1. 1.
    Seekingclassical

    The act of seeking or searching for something.

سنخname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a location known for fevers.

سنخnoun
  1. 1.
    Shaft endclassical

    The part of a knife's blade that enters the handle.

سنخnoun
  1. 1.
    Arrowhead ferruleclassical

    The metal piece at the end of an arrow shaft that holds the arrowhead.

سنخnoun
  1. 1.
    Sword tangclassical

    The part of a sword's blade that extends into the hilt.

أسناخ النجومnoun
  1. 1.
    Star rootsclassical

    A term for certain stars that do not descend with the stars of the 'taking' (a specific astronomical concept).

سنخverb
  1. 1.
    To dig out teethclassical

    To dig out or excavate the teeth.

سنختverb
  1. 1.
    To decayclassical

    For the roots of teeth to decay or become rotten.

سنخname
  1. 1.
    Sankhboth

    A town in Khorasan, from which the scholar Zakir bin Abi Bakr al-Sankhi hailed.

سنخadjective
  1. 1.
    Place of feverclassical

    Describing a place as being a 'mahammah', meaning a place prone to fever or illness.

Parallel reading

السنخ، بالكسر: الأصل من كل شيء.
Al-sankh, with a kasra, is the origin of everything.
والجمع أسناخ وسنوخ، والحاء لغة فيه.
Its plural is asnaakh and sanookh, and the letter haa' is a variant pronunciation.
ورجع فلان إلى سنخ الكرم وإلى سنخه الخبيث.
So-and-so reverted to the origin of generosity and to his wicked origin.
أصل الجهاد وسنخه الرباط في سبيل الله.
The origin and root of jihad is guarding the frontier in the cause of God.
والسنخ من السن: ننبته.
And the sankh of a tooth is its root.
أسناخ الثنايا والأسنان: أصولها.
The asnaakh of incisors and teeth are their roots.
السنخ من الحمى: سورتها.
The sankh of a fever is its intensity.
والسنوخ: الرسوخ.
And al-sanookh means being firmly established.
وقد سنخ في العلم يسنخ سنوخا: رسخ فيه وعلا.
And he became firmly established in knowledge, he becomes firmly established, with firm establishment: he became rooted in it and excelled.
والسنخ، محركة: البعير.
And al-sankh, with vowel movement, is a camel.
وسنخ الدهن والطعام وغيرهما، كفرح، يسنخ سنخا: تغير وفسدت ريحه، لغة في زنخ، وقد تقدم، وهو مجاز.
And fat, food, and other things became sankh, as in 'faraha', it becomes sankh, its smell changed and became foul; it is a variant pronunciation of 'zanakha', which has been mentioned before, and it is metaphorical.
والسناخة: الريح المنتنة، كالسنخة، بفتح فسكون، يقال: بيت له سنخة وسناخة.
And al-sanaakha is the foul smell, like al-sankhah, with fath and sukoon; it is said: a house has a sankhah and a sanaakha.
فدخلت بيتا غير بيت سناخة وازدرت مزدار الكريم المفضل.
So I entered a house not a house of foul smell, and I belittled the measure of the generous and preferred one.
والسناخة: الوسخ وآثار الدباغ.
And al-sanaakha is dirt and the traces of tanning.
بلد سنخ، ككتف: محمة.
A place, sankh, like 'katif': a place of fever.
والتسنيخ: طلب الشيء.
And al-tasneekh is the seeking of a thing.
سنخ السكين: طرف سيلانه الداخل في النصاب.
The sankh of the knife is the end of its tang that enters the handle.
وسنخ النصل: الحديدة التي تدخل في رأس السهم.
And the sankh of the arrowhead is the iron piece that enters the head of the arrow.
وسنخ السيف: سيلانه.
And the sankh of the sword is its tang.
سنخ الرجل: حفرت أسنانه، وسنخت: ائتكلت أصولها.
The man's sankh: his teeth were dug out, and they became sankht: their roots decayed.