عهعخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to refer to a specific plant or tree, possibly used for medicinal purposes. However, its existence and pronunciation are debated among classical Arab linguists, with some considering it a non-Arabic or coined word.

Derived headwords

العَهْعَخnoun

1.
A plant/treeclassical
A plant or tree, possibly used medicinally with its leaves. Its existence and pronunciation are debated.

العَهْعَخnoun

1.
A plantclassical
A plant, as stated by some linguists.

الخَعْخَعnoun

1.
A plantclassical
A plant, proposed as an alternative pronunciation or word, though also debated.

العَهْخَعnoun

1.
A plant/treeclassical
A plant or tree, mentioned in the writings of rhetoricians, but considered incorrect.

Parallel reading

سمعنا كلمة سناء لا تجوز في التأليف

We heard a word of brilliance that is not permissible in composition.

تركتها ترعى العهعخ

I left her grazing the 'ah'akh.

هي شجرة يتداوى بها وبورقها

It is a tree that is treated with, and with its leaves.

وفي كلام الأكثر أنه نبت

And in the speech of most, it is a plant.

وأنكرها بعضهم وقال: إنما هو الخعخع

And some of them denied it and said: It is only the khakh'akh.

وقد أنكر ذالك أيضا لاجتماع حروف الحلق فيه، وهي لا تكاد تجتمع في كلمة

And that was also denied due to the gathering of throat letters in it, and they rarely gather in a word.

وقيل الهاء والخاء لا يجتمعان

And it was said that the Haa and the Khaa do not gather.

العهخع، بتقديم الخاء على العين آخر الكلمة

Al-'ahkha', with the Khaa preceding the 'Ain at the end of the word.

وهو غلط

And it is a mistake.

وأنكر كثير من أئمة اللغة العربية هاذه الكلمة بجميع لغاتها وقالوا كلها كلمات معاياة ليس لها معنى

And many imams of the Arabic language denied this word in all its pronunciations and said they are all coined words without meaning.