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وخخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes states of pain, weakness, and flaccidity. It extends to describe individuals who are overweight, sluggish, or impotent, as well as describing soft or flavorless dates.

Derived headwords

الوخnoun
  1. 1.
    painboth

    A sensation of physical suffering or distress.

  2. 2.
    intentionclassical

    The act of directing one's mind or body toward a purpose or course of action.

الوخوخةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of a birdclassical

    The imitation or representation of the sound made by a bird.

الوَخواخadjective
  1. 1.
    fat, corpulentboth

    A man who is very fleshy, with a loose and expansive belly and skin.

  2. 2.
    impotentclassical

    Describing a man who is unable to perform sexually.

  3. 3.
    weak, feebleboth

    Lacking physical strength or vigor.

  4. 4.
    lazy, sluggishboth

    Unwilling to work or exert oneself; slow-moving.

خواخadjective
  1. 1.
    flaccid datesboth

    Dates that are soft and lacking in firmness.

  2. 2.
    tasteless datesboth

    Dates that are devoid of sweetness and flavor.

Parallel reading

الوخ: الألم.
Al-wakh: pain.
الوخ: (القصد)
Al-wakh: (intention)
والوخوخة: حكاية صوت طائر
And al-wakhwakhah: the imitation of the sound of a bird.
والخواخ، بالفتح، من الرجال: السمين الكثير اللحم مضطربه
And al-wakhwakh, with fatha, from men: the fat, fleshy, and unsteady one.
والمسترخي البطن المتسع الجلد
And the one with a relaxed belly and loose skin.
والكسل الثقيل.
And the heavy, lazy one.
وقيل: هو العنين.
And it was said: he is the impotent one.
الذوذاخ والوخواخ: العذيوط، كالبخباخ.
Al-dhudhadh and al-wakhwakh: the gluttonous one, like al-bakhbakh.
والضعيف، والكسلان عن العمل
And the weak, and the lazy from work.
الرخو من التمر
The soft type of dates.
وكل مسترخ خواخ.
And everything relaxed is wakhwakh.
تمر وخواخ: لا حلاوة له ولا طعم.
Dates and wakhwakh: they have no sweetness and no taste.