وضخ

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of drawing water from a well, especially in a limited or insufficient manner. It extends metaphorically to competition and rivalry, particularly in drawing water, but also in running or other forms of contest.

Derived headwords

الوضوخ بالفتحnoun

1.
water in a bucketclassical
Water that is in a bucket, resembling half of its capacity.

وضخهاverb

1.
to draw little waterclassical
To draw a small amount of water from a bucket.

أوضخهاverb

1.
to draw little waterclassical
To draw a small amount of water from a bucket.

وضوخnoun

1.
drawing little waterclassical
The act of drawing a small amount of water, short of filling the bucket.

أوضخverb

1.
to draw little waterclassical
To draw a small amount of water from a bucket, especially by splashing it vigorously.

استقىverb

1.
to draw waterboth
To draw water, especially with a bucket.

نفح بهاverb

1.
to splash vigorouslyclassical
To splash water vigorously with a bucket.

أوضحت لهverb

1.
to draw little for someoneclassical
To draw a small amount of water for someone.

الوضوخnoun

1.
the drawn waterclassical
The small amount of water that is drawn.

المواضخةnoun

1.
competition in drawing waterclassical
A competition or rivalry in drawing water from a well.
2.
competitionclassical
Metaphorically extended to any competition or rivalry between two parties.
3.
rivalry in runningclassical
A competition or rivalry in running, often with exaggeration.
4.
keeping paceclassical
To walk or run at the same pace as your companion, not necessarily with great exertion.
5.
opposition and rivalryclassical
Confrontation and rivalry, even without exaggeration in speed.

الوضاخnoun

1.
competition in drawing waterclassical
A competition or rivalry in drawing water from a well.
2.
competitionclassical
Metaphorically extended to any competition or rivalry between two parties.
3.
rivalry in runningclassical
A competition or rivalry in running, often with exaggeration.
4.
keeping paceclassical
To walk or run at the same pace as your companion, not necessarily with great exertion.
5.
opposition and rivalryclassical
Confrontation and rivalry, even without exaggeration in speed.

أوضخ لهverb

1.
to draw a little water forclassical
To draw a small amount of water for someone.

أوضح البئرverb

1.
well's water diminishedclassical
For a well's water to become scarce or diminished.

التواضخnoun

1.
rivalry in watering and walkingclassical
Competing in watering animals and in walking or running.
2.
rivalry in walkingclassical
Metaphorically, competing in walking or running.
3.
competing at the wellclassical
Two men standing together at a well, competing in drawing water.
4.
camels competingclassical
Camels competing with each other in their pace.
5.
riders competingclassical
Horsemen competing with each other.

تواضخ الرجلانverb

1.
two men competed at the wellclassical
Two men stood together at a well, competing in drawing water.

تواضخت الإبلverb

1.
camels competedclassical
Camels competed with each other in their pace.

تواضخ الفرسانverb

1.
horsemen competedclassical
Horsemen competed with each other.

وضاخname

1.
a known mountainclassical
A proper name for a known mountain.

أضاخname

1.
a mountain nameclassical
A name for a mountain, mentioned by Imru' al-Qais.

Parallel reading

الوضوخ بالفتح: الماء يكون في الدلو شبيه بالنصف

Al-wudūkh (with fatḥa): water that is in a bucket, resembling half of its capacity.

وقد وضخها، أي الدلو

And he drew a little water from it, meaning the bucket.

وأوضخها، قال: في أسفل الغرب

And he drew a little water from it, he said: at the bottom of the well.

وضوخ أوضحا وا لوضوخ دون الملء

A small amount of water, a small amount, and drawing without filling.

وأوضخ بالدلو إذا استقى فنفح بها نفحا شديدا

And he drew a little with the bucket if he drew water and splashed it vigorously.

وقيل استقى بها ماء قليلا

And it was said he drew a little water with it.

وأوضخت له، إذا استقيت له قليلا

And I drew a little for him, if I drew a little for him.

واسم ذلك الشيء الذي يستقى به الوضوخ

And the name of that thing which is drawn with is al-wuḍūkh.

والمواضخة والوضاخ: المباراة في الاستقاء

And al-muwāḍakha and al-wuḍākh: competition in drawing water.

ثم استعير في كل متباريين

Then it was metaphorically used for any two competitors.

والوضاخ أيضا المباراة في العدو والمبالغة فيه، وهو مجاز

And al-wuḍākh is also competition in running and exaggeration in it, and it is metaphorical.

المواضخة والوضاخ: أن تسير كسير صاحبك وليس هو بالشديد

Al-muwāḍakha and al-wuḍākh: to walk at the pace of your companion, and it is not strenuous.

المواضخة عند العرب: المعارضة والمباراة، وإن لم يكن مع ذالك مبالغة في العدو

Al-muwāḍakha among the Arabs: opposition and rivalry, even if there is no exaggeration in speed.

وأوضخ له: استقى قليلا من الماء

And he drew a little for him: he drew a little water.

أوضخ البئر: قل ماؤها

He drew little from the well: its water became scarce.

والتواضخ: التباري في السقي والسير

And al-tawāḍukh: competing in watering and walking.

يقال تواضخ الرجلان، إذا قاما جميعا على البئر يتباريان في السقي

It is said two men competed, if they stood together at the well competing in drawing water.

تواضخت الإبل: تبارت في السير

The camels competed: they competed in their pace.

وتواضخ الفرسان: تباريا

And the horsemen competed: they competed.

وضاخ: جبل معروف، والهمز أكثر، يصرف ولا يصرف

Wuḍākh: a known mountain, and the hamza is more common, it is declined and not declined.

أضاخ اسم جبل ذكره أمرؤ القيس في شعر له يصف برقا شامه من بعيد

Aḍākh is the name of a mountain mentioned by Imru' al-Qais in a poem describing lightning he saw from afar.