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ز ر خ ش

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily relates to the act of scratching, scraping, or etching, often with a sharp object. It can also extend to the idea of inscribing or marking something, and by extension, to the act of writing or recording.

Derived headwords

الزَّرْخَشِيّname
  1. 1.
    nisba nameboth

    A nisba (adjectival suffix indicating origin or affiliation) derived from a place name or a tribal name, often used as a surname or epithet.

Parallel reading

وأبو داوود سليمان بن سهل بن ظفر الزرخشي البخاري، بفتح الزاي وسكون الخاء: محدث، مات سنة.
And Abu Dawud Sulayman bin Sahl bin Dhafar al-Zarkhashi al-Bukhari, with a fatha on the Zay and sukun on the Kha: a traditionist, died in the year.