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هيخ

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of making a camel kneel or lie down, often in preparation for loading or for mating. It extends to encouraging or facilitating such actions, and also describes a camel that responds to the command to kneel.

Derived headwords

هَيَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to make kneelboth

    To cause a camel to kneel or lie down, typically for loading or unloading.

  2. 2.
    to encourage matingclassical

    To urge a male animal, like a ram or a bull, to mount a female.

هَيَخْinterjection
  1. 1.
    kneel!classical

    A sound or command used to make a camel kneel down.

إِخْ إِخْinterjection
  1. 1.
    kneel!classical

    A sound or command used to make a camel kneel down.

تَهْيِيخnoun
  1. 1.
    making kneelboth

    The act of causing a camel to kneel or lie down.

  2. 2.
    encouraging matingclassical

    The act of urging a male animal to mount a female.

هَيَّخَ الهَرِيسَةَverb
  1. 1.
    add fat to harisaclassical

    To add a large amount of fat or grease to the dish known as harisa.

هَيَّخَ (الحرب)verb
  1. 1.
    subdue warclassical

    To subdue or bring a war under control, making it manageable.

هَيَّخَ (الناقة)verb
  1. 1.
    make camel kneel for studclassical

    To make a female camel kneel so that a male camel can mount her.

هَيَّخَ (التيس)verb
  1. 1.
    urge ram to mateclassical

    To urge or stimulate a ram to mount a ewe.

هَيَّخَ الفَحْلُverb
  1. 1.
    mount for matingclassical

    When a male animal is made to kneel so it can mount a female for mating.

الهَيَخُnoun
  1. 1.
    camel that kneelsclassical

    A male camel that kneels down when told to do so.

Parallel reading

هَيَخْ، بالكسر كلمة تقال عند إناخة البعير
Haykh, with kasra, is a word said when making a camel kneel.
وهيخ الهريسة تهييخا: أكثر ودكها
And to 'haykh' the harisa, meaning to add much of its fat.
إذا ابتسر الحرب أخلامها كشافا وهيخت الأفحل
When the war prematurely brought forth its follies openly, and I made the strong males kneel.
يقول: ذللت هاذه الحرب للفحولة فأناختها
He says: I subdued this war for the strong males, so I made them kneel.
وهيخت الناقة: أنيخت ليقرعها الفحل
And 'hayyakht' the she-camel: I made her kneel so the male could mount her.
وهيخ التيس: حثه على السفاد
And 'hayyakha' the ram: to urge it to copulate.
وهيخ الفحل إذا أنيخ ليبرك عليها فيضربها
And the stallion 'hayyakha' when made to kneel so it can mount her and cover her.
وقيل التهييخ: دعاء الفحل للضراب
And it was said that 'al-tahyeekh' is the calling of the stallion for mating.
والهَيَخ، كقنب: الجمل الذي إذا قيل له هيخ هدر
And 'al-hayakh', like 'qanab', is the camel that bellows when told to kneel.