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Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being thin, light, soft, or relaxed. It extends to describe frothy substances, relaxed dough, light stones, and thin or loose clothing.

Derived headwords

الرَّخْفnoun
  1. 1.
    frothboth

    Thin froth, as described in Al-Sihah, or relaxed froth, as in Al-Mu'jam.

  2. 2.
    dyeclassical

    A type of dye, as mentioned by Al-Jawhari.

  3. 3.
    light stonesclassical

    Light, soft stones, as if hollow.

  4. 4.
    bird droppingsclassical

    Resembling bird droppings.

الرَّخْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    frothboth

    The relaxed, thin part of froth.

  2. 2.
    light stonesclassical

    Light, soft stones, as if hollow.

  3. 3.
    thin mudboth

    Thin mud.

رخافnoun
  1. 1.
    frothboth

    Plural of 'rakhf', referring to froth.

  2. 2.
    light stonesclassical

    Plural of 'rakhf', referring to light, soft stones.

رخفَ العجينَverb
  1. 1.
    to make dough relaxedboth

    To make dough relaxed, often by adding more water.

رَخْفnoun
  1. 1.
    relaxation (of dough)both

    The state of being relaxed, specifically referring to dough.

  2. 2.
    goodnessclassical

    Goodness or excellence.

رَخَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    relaxationboth

    The quality of being relaxed, soft, or yielding.

رُخُوفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    relaxationboth

    The quality of being relaxed, soft, or yielding.

أَرْخَفْتُ العجينَverb
  1. 1.
    to add much water to doughboth

    To add a lot of water to dough, making it relaxed and thin.

الرَّخِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    relaxed doughboth

    Dough that is relaxed, often due to excess water.

  2. 2.
    thin mudboth

    Thin mud.

رَخْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thin mudboth

    Thin mud.

  2. 2.
    relaxed (food)both

    Describing a relaxed or soft consistency, like in a thareed (a dish of bread and broth).

ثَرِيدَةٌ رَخْفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    relaxed thareedboth

    A thareed that is soft and relaxed, or possibly thick and rich.

ثَرِيدٌ رَخْفadjective
  1. 1.
    relaxed thareedboth

    A thareed that is soft and relaxed, or possibly thick and rich.

صَارَ المَاءُ رَخِيفَةًverb
  1. 1.
    water became thin mudboth

    The water turned into thin mud.

رَخْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thin mudboth

    Thin mud.

ثَوْبٌ رَخْفadjective
  1. 1.
    thin garmentboth

    A thin, light garment.

Parallel reading

الرخف: الزبد الرقيق، كما في الصحاح، أو المسترخي، كما في المحكم
Al-rakhf: thin froth, as in Al-Sihah, or relaxed froth, as in Al-Mu'jam.
كالرخفة، وهي المسترخية الرقيقة من الزبد
Like al-rukhfah, which is the relaxed, thin part of froth.
نقارعهم وتسأل بنت تيم ... أرخف زبد أيسر أم نهيد
We strike them, and the daughter of Taym asks... Is the froth thin, like a breast or a protuberance?
يقول: أرقيق هو أم غليظ.
He means: Is it thin or thick.
تضرب ضراتها إذا اشتكرت ... نافطها والرخاف تسلؤها
She strikes her co-wives when she is agitated... her blisters and the light stones that sting her.
الرخف: ضرب من الصبغ
Al-rakhf: a type of dye.
رخف العجين، كنصر، وفرح، وكرم
To make dough relaxed, as in 'nasara', 'fariha', and 'karuma'.
أي: استرخي
Meaning: to become relaxed.
أرخفت العجين: أي أكثرت ماءه حتى يسترخي
I made the dough relaxed: meaning I added a lot of water to it until it became relaxed.
الرخيفة: العجين المسترخي
Al-rakhifah: the relaxed dough.
الرخفة بالفتح، والجمع رخاف: حجارة خفاف رخوة، كأنها جوف
Al-rukhfah with fatha, and its plural is 'rukhāf': light, soft stones, as if hollow.
صار الماء رخفة: أي طينا رقيقا
The water became thin mud: meaning thin mud.
ثريدة رخفة: أي مسترخية، وقيل: خاثرة
A relaxed thareed: meaning relaxed, or it was said, thick.
صار الماء رخيفة: أي طينا رقيقا
The water became thin mud: meaning thin mud.
الرخف: كأنه سلح طائر.
Al-rakhf: like bird droppings.
ثوب رخف: رقيق
A thin garment: meaning thin.
قميص من القوهي رخف بنائقه
A shirt of quhawi, thin in its patterns.