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قوخ

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to darkness, specifically the intense darkness of a night. It also has a secondary, less common meaning related to corruption or decay, possibly due to a disease.

Derived headwords

قاخnoun
  1. 1.
    intense darknessclassical

    Refers to a profound and overwhelming darkness, particularly of the night.

  2. 2.
    corruptionclassical

    Indicates a state of being spoiled or corrupted, often due to disease.

قوخاnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessclassical

    A noun form indicating darkness, used in the context of the root's primary meaning.

وقخاverb
  1. 1.
    to be corruptedclassical

    To become spoiled, rotten, or corrupted, often due to illness.

مقلوadjective
  1. 1.
    invertedclassical

    Indicates something that is reversed or inverted, used here to describe the word 'وقخا' as an inversion of 'قاخ'.

فسدverb
  1. 1.
    to be corrupted

    To become spoiled, rotten, or decayed, often used in the context of disease.

داءnoun
  1. 1.
    disease

    An illness or sickness that can cause corruption or decay.

ليلةnoun
  1. 1.
    night

    The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

مظلمةadjective
  1. 1.
    dark

    Lacking light; characterized by darkness.

سوداءadjective
  1. 1.
    black

    The color of coal or the sky at midnight; often used metaphorically for darkness.

حندساnoun
  1. 1.
    deep darknessclassical

    An intensifier for darkness, signifying extreme obscurity.

النجومnoun
  1. 1.
    stars

    Luminous celestial bodies visible in the night sky.

دجاهاnoun
  1. 1.
    its darknessclassical

    The darkness belonging to something, referring to the night's obscurity.

طمساnoun
  1. 1.
    obscuredclassical

    The state of being blotted out or made indistinct, referring to the stars being hidden by darkness.

نهارnoun
  1. 1.
    daytime

    The period between sunrise and sunset, characterized by light.

كذالكparticle
  1. 1.
    likewise

    In the same way; similarly.

كراعname
  1. 1.
    Al-Kura'iclassical

    A proper name, likely referring to a scholar or source cited in the text.

اللسانname
  1. 1.
    Al-Lisanclassical

    Refers to the renowned Arabic lexicon 'Lisan al-Arab'.

Parallel reading

قاخ جوفه قوخا
Its interior was dark, darkness.
وقخا، مقلوب (: فسد من داء)
It was corrupted, an inversion (: spoiled from disease).
وليلة قاخ
And a night of intense darkness.
مظلمة (سوداء)
dark (black).
كم ليلة طخياء قاخا حندسا
How many a pitch-black night, intensely dark and obscure,
ترى النجوم من دجاها طمسا
You see the stars from its darkness obscured.
وليس نهار قاخ كذالك
And a daytime is not like that darkness.
عن كراع
according to Al-Kura'i.
كذا في (اللسان)
Thus it is in (Al-Lisan).