← Back to Taj al-Arus

ندخ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of being foolish, taciturn, or unconcerned, particularly in the face of vulgarity. It also extends to meanings of being full of oneself, colliding or striking, and even refers to a specific city.

Derived headwords

الأَنْدَخnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish, taciturn personclassical

    A foolish person who speaks little.

المِنْدَخnoun
  1. 1.
    unconcerned personclassical

    One who is unconcerned by or indifferent to vulgar speech directed at them or that they utter.

تَنَدَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to boast falselyclassical

    A man boasts about possessing something he does not have.

نَدَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to collideboth

    To strike or collide with something.

أَنْدَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to collideclassical

    To strike or collide with something.

أَنْدَخname
  1. 1.
    city nameclassical

    A city located in Persia (Ajam).

Parallel reading

الأندخ: المائق القليل الكلام
Al-Andakh: the foolish, taciturn one.
والمندخ، (كمنبر: من لا يبالي بما قيل له من الفحش أو قال)
And Al-Mindakh (like Minbar): one who is unconcerned by vulgarity said to him or by him.
وتندخ الرجل إذا تشبع بما ليس عنده
And a man is said to 'tandakh' if he boasts about what he does not possess.
وندخ كمنع: صدم
And 'nadakha' (like mana'a): to collide.
يقول راكب البحر: ندخنا ساحل كذا
The seafarer says: 'We collided with such-and-such a coast.'
وأندخنا المركب الساحل: صدمنا
And 'andakhna al-markab al-saahil': we struck the coast with the vessel.
وأندخ: مدينة بالعجم
And Andakh: a city in Persia.