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رخ

رخ

See also: رح

Arabic

Verb

رَخَّ (raḵḵa) I, non-past يَرُخُّ‎ (yaruḵḵu)

  1. to dilute, to mix with water
  2. to break or crush so as to make soft
Conjugation
References
  • Wehr, Hans (1976), رخ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-001-8
  • رخ” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate

Etymology 2

Noun

رَخّ (raḵḵ) m (collective, singulative رَخَّة (raḵḵa))

  1. light shower
Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

رَخّ (raḵḵ) m

  1. verbal noun of رَخَّ (raḵḵa) (form I)
Declension

Adjective

رَخّ (raḵḵ)

  1. soft, relaxed, irresolute
Declension
References

Etymology 4

Noun

رُخّ (ruḵḵ) m (plural رِخَاخ (riḵāḵ) or رِخَخَة (riḵaḵa))

  1. (chess) castle, rook
  2. roc (mythical bird)
Declension
Synonyms

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian lhw' (rox, rook, castle (chess)), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rox]

Noun

رخ (rox)

  1. castle
  2. (chess) rook
Descendants

See also

Chess pieces in Persian · مهره‌های شطرنج (mohre-hâye šatranj) (layout · text)
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شاه (šâh) وزیر (vazir) رخ (rox),
قلعه (qal'e)
فیل (fil) اسب (asb) پیاده (piyâde),
سرباز (sarbâz)

Etymology 2

Noun

رخ (rux)

  1. cheek
  2. face