شرخ

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

The root شرخ (sharḵ) primarily relates to splitting, breaking, or cracking, often associated with the early stages of growth or youth. It extends to concepts of origin, foundation, and the prime of life, as well as specific parts of objects like arrows or saddles.

Derived headwords

الشَّرْخnoun

1.
origin, rootclassical
The fundamental basis or source of something, akin to its lineage or foundation.
2.
protruding edgeclassical
A raised or protruding part of an object, such as the edge of an arrow.
3.
early youthboth
The beginning of youth, characterized by vigor, freshness, and strength.
4.
offspring of a yearclassical
The young born in a particular year, especially referring to camels.
5.
offspring, progenyclassical
A person's child or descendants.
6.
arrowheadclassical
The tip of an arrow, specifically before its shaft is attached.
7.
equal, peerclassical
Someone of the same age or standing; a contemporary.
8.
thorny treesclassical
A type of thorny tree or shrub.

الشرخ: الأصل والعرق — The origin and lineage.

الشرخ: الحرف الناتىء من الشيء كالسهم — The protruding edge of something, like an arrow.

شرخا الفوق: حرفاه المشرفان اللذان يقع بينهما الوتر — The two upper edges of a bow's nock between which the string lies.

الشرخ: أول الشباب ونضارته وقوته — The beginning of youth, its freshness and strength.

الشرخ: نتاج كل سنة من أولاد الإبل — The offspring of each year from camels.

الشرخ: نجل الرجل، أي ولده — A person's offspring, meaning his child.

الشرخ: نصل لم يسق بعد ولم يركب عليه قائمه — An arrowhead not yet fitted with its shaft.

هما شرخان، أي مثلان — They are two equals, meaning two peers.

والشروخ أيضا: العضاه — And al-shurūkh also refers to thorny trees.

شَرَّخَverb

1.
to split, crackclassical
To cause something to split or crack, particularly referring to the tooth of a camel.

شرخ ناب البعير شرخا وشروخا: شق البضعة وخرج — The camel's tooth split and cracked: the gum tore and it emerged.

شَرْخnoun

1.
youthclassical
The period of youth, often used collectively.
2.
young menclassical
Young, vigorous individuals, especially soldiers.
3.
offspringclassical
The progeny or young of animals.

اقتلوا شيوخ المشركين واستحيوا شرخهم — Kill the elders of the polytheists and spare their youth.

شرخا صقورا يافعا وأمردا — Young falcons in their prime and beardless youths.

شُرُوخnoun

1.
cracksclassical
Plural of شرخ, referring to splits or cracks, especially in a tooth.
2.
youthsclassical
Plural of شرخ, referring to young men.
3.
thorny treesclassical
Plural of شرخ, referring to thorny trees.

وقد شرخ الناب منها شروخا — And the tooth had developed cracks in it.

وجمع الشرخ شروخ وشرخ — And the plural of al-sharkh is shurūkh and sharkh.

شَارِخnoun

1.
young manclassical
A youth or young person, especially one in the prime of life.

جمع شارخ طائر وطير، وشارب وشرب — The plural of shārikh is like that of ṭā'ir and ṭayr, and shārib and shurb.

شِرْياخnoun

1.
worthless camelclassical
A camel that is considered of no value or use.

فَقْعَة شِرْياخ: لا خير فيها — A worthless camel: there is no good in it.

بَنُو شَرْخname

1.
Banu Sharḵclassical
A lineage or clan, specifically mentioned as a branch of the Khuzā'ah tribe.

وبنو شرخ: بطن من خزاعة القبيلة المشهورة — And Banu Sharḵ: a clan of Khuzā'ah, the famous tribe.

شَرْخَا الرَّحْلnoun

1.
sides of a saddleclassical
The parts of a camel saddle, specifically its edges or sides.

شرخا الرحل: حرفاه وجانباه — The sides of the saddle: its edges and its sides.

لعلك ترجع بين شرخي الرحل — Perhaps you will return between the sides of the saddle (implying being left behind or killed).

شَرْخnoun

1.
beginning of an affairclassical
The initial stage or commencement of a matter or undertaking.

شرخ الأمر: أوله — The beginning of the affair: its start.

شَرْخِيّadjective

1.
contemporaryclassical
Relating to someone of the same age or generation; a peer.

وهو شرخي وأنا شرخه، أي تربي ولدتي — He is my contemporary and I am his, meaning we were raised together by our mothers.

المُشَارَخَةname

1.
Al-Mushārakhahclassical
A name given to a branch of the Banu Abi al-Sharḵ, possibly related to the root's meaning of youth or progeny.

ويقال لهم المشارخة والشروخ — And they are called Al-Mushārakhah and Al-Shurūkh.

شَرْخnoun

1.
split, fissureclassical
A crack or split, particularly in a tooth.

شرخ الصبي شروخا — The boy's tooth developed cracks.

Parallel reading

الشرخ: الأصل والعرق.

Al-sharḵ: the origin and the lineage.

والشرخ: الحرف الناتىء من الشيء كالسهم ونحوه.

And al-sharḵ: the protruding edge of something, like an arrow and the like.

وشرخا الفوق: حرفاه المشرفان اللذان يقع بينهما الوتر.

And the two sharḵs of the nock: its two prominent edges between which the string lies.

كأن المتن والشرخين منه خلاف النصل سيط به مشيج

As if its shaft and its two edges, apart from the arrowhead, were mixed with it.

وهو مصدر يق على الواحد والإثنين والجمع، وقيل هو جمع شارخ، مثل شارب وشرب.

It is a masdar that applies to the singular, dual, and plural, and it is said to be the plural of shāriḵ, like shārib and shurb.

شرخا صقورا يافعا وأمردا

Young falcons in their prime and beardless youths.

اقتلوا شيوخ المشركين واستحيوا شرخهم

Kill the elders of the polytheists and spare their youth.

أراد بالشرخ الشباب أهل الجلد الذين ينتفع بهم في الخدمة

He intended by al-sharḵ the vigorous youth who are useful in service.

إن شرخ الشباب والشعر الأسود ما لم يعاص كان جنونا

Indeed, the prime of youth and black hair, if not controlled, is madness.

والشرخ: نتاج كل سنة من أولاد الإبل

And al-sharḵ: the offspring of each year from camels.

هاذا من شرخ فلان، أي من نتاجه.

This is from so-and-so's offspring, meaning from his progeny.

والشرخ: نجل الرجل، أي ولده.

And al-sharḵ: a man's offspring, meaning his child.

وقد شرخ شروخا؛ وقيل هو النطفة يكون منها الولد.

And he had offspring (sharḵa shurūḵan); and it is said to be the seminal fluid from which offspring are produced.

والشرخ: نصل لم يسق بعد ولم يركب عليه قائمه، والجمع شروخ.

And al-sharḵ: an arrowhead not yet fitted with its shaft, and its plural is shurūkh.

وهو أحد القولين، وثانيهما أول الشباب، وقد تقدم.

This is one of the two opinions, and the second is the beginning of youth, which has been mentioned.

وهما شرخان، أي مثلان.

And they are two equals, meaning two peers.

وهو شرخي وأنا شرخه، أي تربي ولدتي.

He is my contemporary and I am his, meaning we were raised together by our mothers.

والشروخ أيضا: العضاه.

And al-shurūkh also: thorny trees.

وشروخ شرخ مبالغة

And shurūkh sharḵ is an intensification.

وشرخ ناب البعير شرخا وشروخا: شق البضعة وخرج.

And the camel's tooth split and cracked (sharḵa sharḵan wa shurūḵan): the gum tore and it emerged.

وقد شرخ الناب منها شروخا

And the tooth had developed cracks in it (shurūḵan).

وبنو شرخ: بطن من خزاعة القبيلة المشهورة.

And Banu Sharḵ: a clan of Khuzā'ah, the famous tribe.

شرخ الأمر: أوله.

The beginning of the affair: its start.

وشرخا الرحل: حرفاه وجانباه، وقيل خشبتاه من وراء ومقدم.

And the two sharḵs of the saddle: its edges and its sides, and it is said its wooden parts at the back and front.

شرخا غبيط سلس مركاح

The sides of a comfortable, smooth, and steady saddle.

لعلك ترجع بين شرخي الرحل

Perhaps you will return between the sides of the saddle.

ولا يزال فلان بين شرخي رحله، إذا كان مسفارا.

And so-and-so remains between the sides of his saddle, if he is a frequent traveler.

لهم نعم بشبكة شرخ

They have camels in the pasture of Sharḵ.

وبنو أبي الشرخ: بطن من جذام، ولهم بقية بريف مصر، ويقال لهم المشارخة والشروخ

And Banu Abi al-Sharḵ: a clan of Judhām, and they have remnants in the region of Egypt, and they are called Al-Mushārakhah and Al-Shurūkh.