رخ

See also: رح‎

Arabic

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): /rax.xa/

Verb

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

to dilute, to mix with water
to break or crush so as to make soft

Conjugation

Conjugation of

رَخَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun رَخّ)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					رَخّ raḵḵ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					رَاخّ‎ rāḵḵ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَرْخُوخ‎ marḵūḵ
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رَخَخْتُ‎ raḵaḵtu	رَخَخْتَ‎ raḵaḵta	رَخَّ raḵḵa	رَخَخْتُمَا‎ raḵaḵtumā	رَخَّا‎ raḵḵā	رَخَخْنَا‎ raḵaḵnā	رَخَخْتُمْ‎ raḵaḵtum	رَخُّوا‎ raḵḵū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	رَخَخْتُ‎ raḵaḵtu	رَخَخْتِ‎ raḵaḵti	رَخَّتْ‎ raḵḵat	رَخَخْتُمَا‎ raḵaḵtumā	رَخَّتَا‎ raḵḵatā	رَخَخْنَا‎ raḵaḵnā	رَخَخْتُنَّ‎ raḵaḵtunna	رَخَخْنَ‎ raḵaḵna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرُخُّ‎ ʔaruḵḵu	تَرُخُّ‎ taruḵḵu	يَرُخُّ‎ yaruḵḵu	تَرُخَّانِ‎ taruḵḵāni	يَرُخَّانِ‎ yaruḵḵāni	نَرُخُّ‎ naruḵḵu	تَرُخُّونَ‎ taruḵḵūna	يَرُخُّونَ‎ yaruḵḵūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَرُخُّ‎ ʔaruḵḵu	تَرُخِّينَ‎ taruḵḵīna	تَرُخُّ‎ taruḵḵu	تَرُخَّانِ‎ taruḵḵāni	تَرُخَّانِ‎ taruḵḵāni	نَرُخُّ‎ naruḵḵu	تَرْخُخْنَ‎ tarḵuḵna	يَرْخُخْنَ‎ yarḵuḵna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرُخَّ‎ ʔaruḵḵa	تَرُخَّ‎ taruḵḵa	يَرُخَّ‎ yaruḵḵa	تَرُخَّا‎ taruḵḵā	يَرُخَّا‎ yaruḵḵā	نَرُخَّ‎ naruḵḵa	تَرُخُّوا‎ taruḵḵū	يَرُخُّوا‎ yaruḵḵū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَرُخَّ‎ ʔaruḵḵa	تَرُخِّي‎ taruḵḵī	تَرُخَّ‎ taruḵḵa	تَرُخَّا‎ taruḵḵā	تَرُخَّا‎ taruḵḵā	نَرُخَّ‎ naruḵḵa	تَرْخُخْنَ‎ tarḵuḵna	يَرْخُخْنَ‎ yarḵuḵna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرُخَّ‎ or أَرُخِّ‎ or أَرْخُخْ‎ ʔaruḵḵa or ʔaruḵḵi or ʔarḵuḵ	تَرُخَّ‎ or تَرُخِّ‎ or تَرْخُخْ‎ taruḵḵa or taruḵḵi or tarḵuḵ	يَرُخَّ‎ or يَرُخِّ‎ or يَرْخُخْ‎ yaruḵḵa or yaruḵḵi or yarḵuḵ	تَرُخَّا‎ taruḵḵā	يَرُخَّا‎ yaruḵḵā	نَرُخَّ‎ or نَرُخِّ‎ or نَرْخُخْ‎ naruḵḵa or naruḵḵi or narḵuḵ	تَرُخُّوا‎ taruḵḵū	يَرُخُّوا‎ yaruḵḵū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَرُخِّي‎ taruḵḵī	تَرُخَّ‎ or تَرُخِّ‎ or تَرْخُخْ‎ taruḵḵa or taruḵḵi or tarḵuḵ	تَرُخَّا‎ taruḵḵā	تَرُخَّا‎ taruḵḵā		تَرْخُخْنَ‎ tarḵuḵna	يَرْخُخْنَ‎ yarḵuḵna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		رُخَّ or رُخِّ or اُرْخُخْ‎ ruḵḵa or ruḵḵi or urḵuḵ		رُخَّا‎ ruḵḵā			رُخُّوا‎ ruḵḵū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		رُخِّي‎ ruḵḵī		رُخَّا‎ ruḵḵā			اُرْخُخْنَ‎ urḵuḵna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رُخِخْتُ‎ ruḵiḵtu	رُخِخْتَ‎ ruḵiḵta	رُخَّ ruḵḵa	رُخِخْتُمَا‎ ruḵiḵtumā	رُخَّا‎ ruḵḵā	رُخِخْنَا‎ ruḵiḵnā	رُخِخْتُمْ‎ ruḵiḵtum	رُخُّوا‎ ruḵḵū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	رُخِخْتُ‎ ruḵiḵtu	رُخِخْتِ‎ ruḵiḵti	رُخَّتْ‎ ruḵḵat	رُخِخْتُمَا‎ ruḵiḵtumā	رُخَّتَا‎ ruḵḵatā	رُخِخْنَا‎ ruḵiḵnā	رُخِخْتُنَّ‎ ruḵiḵtunna	رُخِخْنَ‎ ruḵiḵna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَخُّ‎ ʔuraḵḵu	تُرَخُّ‎ turaḵḵu	يُرَخُّ‎ yuraḵḵu	تُرَخَّانِ‎ turaḵḵāni	يُرَخَّانِ‎ yuraḵḵāni	نُرَخُّ‎ nuraḵḵu	تُرَخُّونَ‎ turaḵḵūna	يُرَخُّونَ‎ yuraḵḵūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُرَخُّ‎ ʔuraḵḵu	تُرَخِّينَ‎ turaḵḵīna	تُرَخُّ‎ turaḵḵu	تُرَخَّانِ‎ turaḵḵāni	تُرَخَّانِ‎ turaḵḵāni	نُرَخُّ‎ nuraḵḵu	تُرْخَخْنَ‎ turḵaḵna	يُرْخَخْنَ‎ yurḵaḵna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَخَّ‎ ʔuraḵḵa	تُرَخَّ‎ turaḵḵa	يُرَخَّ‎ yuraḵḵa	تُرَخَّا‎ turaḵḵā	يُرَخَّا‎ yuraḵḵā	نُرَخَّ‎ nuraḵḵa	تُرَخُّوا‎ turaḵḵū	يُرَخُّوا‎ yuraḵḵū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُرَخَّ‎ ʔuraḵḵa	تُرَخِّي‎ turaḵḵī	تُرَخَّ‎ turaḵḵa	تُرَخَّا‎ turaḵḵā	تُرَخَّا‎ turaḵḵā	نُرَخَّ‎ nuraḵḵa	تُرْخَخْنَ‎ turḵaḵna	يُرْخَخْنَ‎ yurḵaḵna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَخَّ‎ or أُرَخِّ‎ or أُرْخَخْ‎ ʔuraḵḵa or ʔuraḵḵi or ʔurḵaḵ	تُرَخَّ‎ or تُرَخِّ‎ or تُرْخَخْ‎ turaḵḵa or turaḵḵi or turḵaḵ	يُرَخَّ‎ or يُرَخِّ‎ or يُرْخَخْ‎ yuraḵḵa or yuraḵḵi or yurḵaḵ	تُرَخَّا‎ turaḵḵā	يُرَخَّا‎ yuraḵḵā	نُرَخَّ‎ or نُرَخِّ‎ or نُرْخَخْ‎ nuraḵḵa or nuraḵḵi or nurḵaḵ	تُرَخُّوا‎ turaḵḵū	يُرَخُّوا‎ yuraḵḵū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تُرَخِّي‎ turaḵḵī	تُرَخَّ‎ or تُرَخِّ‎ or تُرْخَخْ‎ turaḵḵa or turaḵḵi or turḵaḵ	تُرَخَّا‎ turaḵḵā	تُرَخَّا‎ turaḵḵā		تُرْخَخْنَ‎ turḵaḵna	يُرْخَخْنَ‎ yurḵaḵna

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): /raxx/

Noun

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

light shower

Declension

Declension of noun رَخّ (raḵḵ)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَخّ raḵḵ	الرَّخّ‎ ar-raḵḵ	رَخّ raḵḵ
Nominative	رَخٌّ raḵḵun	الرَّخُّ‎ ar-raḵḵu	رَخُّ raḵḵu
Accusative	رَخًّا‎ raḵḵan	الرَّخَّ‎ ar-raḵḵa	رَخَّ raḵḵa
Genitive	رَخٍّ raḵḵin	الرَّخِّ‎ ar-raḵḵi	رَخِّ raḵḵi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَخَّة‎ raḵḵa	الرَّخَّة‎ ar-raḵḵa	رَخَّة‎ raḵḵat
Nominative	رَخَّةٌ‎ raḵḵatun	الرَّخَّةُ‎ ar-raḵḵatu	رَخَّةُ‎ raḵḵatu
Accusative	رَخَّةً‎ raḵḵatan	الرَّخَّةَ‎ ar-raḵḵata	رَخَّةَ‎ raḵḵata
Genitive	رَخَّةٍ‎ raḵḵatin	الرَّخَّةِ‎ ar-raḵḵati	رَخَّةِ‎ raḵḵati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَخَّتَيْن‎ raḵḵatayn	الرَّخَّتَيْن‎ ar-raḵḵatayn	رَخَّتَيْ‎ raḵḵatay
Nominative	رَخَّتَانِ‎ raḵḵatāni	الرَّخَّتَانِ‎ ar-raḵḵatāni	رَخَّتَا‎ raḵḵatā
Accusative	رَخَّتَيْنِ‎ raḵḵatayni	الرَّخَّتَيْنِ‎ ar-raḵḵatayni	رَخَّتَيْ‎ raḵḵatay
Genitive	رَخَّتَيْنِ‎ raḵḵatayni	الرَّخَّتَيْنِ‎ ar-raḵḵatayni	رَخَّتَيْ‎ raḵḵatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَخَّات‎ raḵḵāt	الرَّخَّات‎ ar-raḵḵāt	رَخَّات‎ raḵḵāt
Nominative	رَخَّاتٌ‎ raḵḵātun	الرَّخَّاتُ‎ ar-raḵḵātu	رَخَّاتُ‎ raḵḵātu
Accusative	رَخَّاتٍ‎ raḵḵātin	الرَّخَّاتِ‎ ar-raḵḵāti	رَخَّاتِ‎ raḵḵāti
Genitive	رَخَّاتٍ‎ raḵḵātin	الرَّخَّاتِ‎ ar-raḵḵāti	رَخَّاتِ‎ raḵḵāti

Noun

رَخّ • (raḵḵ) m

verbal noun of رَخَّ (raḵḵa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun رَخّ (raḵḵ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَخّ raḵḵ	الرَّخّ‎ ar-raḵḵ	رَخّ raḵḵ
Nominative	رَخٌّ raḵḵun	الرَّخُّ‎ ar-raḵḵu	رَخُّ raḵḵu
Accusative	رَخًّا‎ raḵḵan	الرَّخَّ‎ ar-raḵḵa	رَخَّ raḵḵa
Genitive	رَخٍّ raḵḵin	الرَّخِّ‎ ar-raḵḵi	رَخِّ raḵḵi

Adjective

رَخّ • (raḵḵ)

soft, relaxed, irresolute

Declension

Declension of adjective رَخّ (raḵḵ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَخّ raḵḵ	الرَّخّ‎ ar-raḵḵ	رَخَّة‎ raḵḵa	الرَّخَّة‎ ar-raḵḵa
Nominative	رَخٌّ raḵḵun	الرَّخُّ‎ ar-raḵḵu	رَخَّةٌ‎ raḵḵatun	الرَّخَّةُ‎ ar-raḵḵatu
Accusative	رَخًّا‎ raḵḵan	الرَّخَّ‎ ar-raḵḵa	رَخَّةً‎ raḵḵatan	الرَّخَّةَ‎ ar-raḵḵata
Genitive	رَخٍّ raḵḵin	الرَّخِّ‎ ar-raḵḵi	رَخَّةٍ‎ raḵḵatin	الرَّخَّةِ‎ ar-raḵḵati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَخَّيْن‎ raḵḵayn	الرَّخَّيْن‎ ar-raḵḵayn	رَخَّتَيْن‎ raḵḵatayn	الرَّخَّتَيْن‎ ar-raḵḵatayn
Nominative	رَخَّانِ‎ raḵḵāni	الرَّخَّانِ‎ ar-raḵḵāni	رَخَّتَانِ‎ raḵḵatāni	الرَّخَّتَانِ‎ ar-raḵḵatāni
Accusative	رَخَّيْنِ‎ raḵḵayni	الرَّخَّيْنِ‎ ar-raḵḵayni	رَخَّتَيْنِ‎ raḵḵatayni	الرَّخَّتَيْنِ‎ ar-raḵḵatayni
Genitive	رَخَّيْنِ‎ raḵḵayni	الرَّخَّيْنِ‎ ar-raḵḵayni	رَخَّتَيْنِ‎ raḵḵatayni	الرَّخَّتَيْنِ‎ ar-raḵḵatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	—		—
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	—	—	—	—
Nominative	—	—	—	—
Accusative	—	—	—	—
Genitive	—	—	—	—

Etymology 2

From Persian ‎ (roxx).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ruxx/

Noun

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

(chess) castle, rook

Declension

Declension of noun رُخّ (ruḵḵ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُخّ ruḵḵ	الرُّخّ‎ ar-ruḵḵ	رُخّ ruḵḵ
Nominative	رُخٌّ ruḵḵun	الرُّخُّ‎ ar-ruḵḵu	رُخُّ ruḵḵu
Accusative	رُخًّا‎ ruḵḵan	الرُّخَّ‎ ar-ruḵḵa	رُخَّ ruḵḵa
Genitive	رُخٍّ ruḵḵin	الرُّخِّ‎ ar-ruḵḵi	رُخِّ ruḵḵi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُخَّيْن‎ ruḵḵayn	الرُّخَّيْن‎ ar-ruḵḵayn	رُخَّيْ‎ ruḵḵay
Nominative	رُخَّانِ‎ ruḵḵāni	الرُّخَّانِ‎ ar-ruḵḵāni	رُخَّا‎ ruḵḵā
Accusative	رُخَّيْنِ‎ ruḵḵayni	الرُّخَّيْنِ‎ ar-ruḵḵayni	رُخَّيْ‎ ruḵḵay
Genitive	رُخَّيْنِ‎ ruḵḵayni	الرُّخَّيْنِ‎ ar-ruḵḵayni	رُخَّيْ‎ ruḵḵay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِخَاخ‎‎; رِخَخَة‎ riḵāḵ‎; riḵaḵa	الرِّخَاخ‎‎; الرِّخَخَة‎ ar-riḵāḵ‎; ar-riḵaḵa	رِخَاخ‎‎; رِخَخَة‎ riḵāḵ‎; riḵaḵat
Nominative	رِخَاخٌ‎‎; رِخَخَةٌ‎ riḵāḵun‎; riḵaḵatun	الرِّخَاخُ‎‎; الرِّخَخَةُ‎ ar-riḵāḵu‎; ar-riḵaḵatu	رِخَاخُ‎‎; رِخَخَةُ‎ riḵāḵu‎; riḵaḵatu
Accusative	رِخَاخًا‎‎; رِخَخَةً‎ riḵāḵan‎; riḵaḵatan	الرِّخَاخَ‎‎; الرِّخَخَةَ‎ ar-riḵāḵa‎; ar-riḵaḵata	رِخَاخَ‎‎; رِخَخَةَ‎ riḵāḵa‎; riḵaḵata
Genitive	رِخَاخٍ‎‎; رِخَخَةٍ‎ riḵāḵin‎; riḵaḵatin	الرِّخَاخِ‎‎; الرِّخَخَةِ‎ ar-riḵāḵi‎; ar-riḵaḵati	رِخَاخِ‎‎; رِخَخَةِ‎ riḵāḵi‎; riḵaḵati

Synonyms

طَابِيَة‎ (ṭābiya, “fortress, castle”)
قلعَة‎

Descendants

→ Catalan: roc
→ Spanish: roque
→ Old French: roc
- Middle French: roc
  - French: roc
- → Middle English: rook
  - English: rook
    - → Japanese: ルーク (rūku)
    - → Korean: 룩 (ruk)

Etymology 3

From Persian ‎ (rox).

Noun

رُخّ • (ruḵḵ) m

roc (mythical bird)

Declension

Declension of noun رُخّ (ruḵḵ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُخّ ruḵḵ	الرُّخّ‎ ar-ruḵḵ	رُخّ ruḵḵ
Nominative	رُخٌّ ruḵḵun	الرُّخُّ‎ ar-ruḵḵu	رُخُّ ruḵḵu
Accusative	رُخًّا‎ ruḵḵan	الرُّخَّ‎ ar-ruḵḵa	رُخَّ ruḵḵa
Genitive	رُخٍّ ruḵḵin	الرُّخِّ‎ ar-ruḵḵi	رُخِّ ruḵḵi

Descendants

→ Catalan: roc
→ Spanish: rocho, ruc
- → English: roc

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian lhw' (rox, “rook, castle (chess)”). Possibly cognate with Sanskrit रथ (ratha, “chariot”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾux]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rʊx]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rʊx]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rux]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹox]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾuχ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	rux
Dari reading^?	rux
Iranian reading^?	rox
Tajik reading^?	rux

Noun

رُخ • (rox)

(chess) rook

Descendants

→ Arabic: رُخّ‎ (ruḵḵ)
- → Catalan: roc
- → Spanish: roque
- → Old French: roc
  - Middle French: roc
    - French: roc
  - → Middle English: rook
    - English: rook
      - → Japanese: ルーク (rūku)
      - → Korean: 룩 (ruk)
→ Georgian: როქი (roki)
→ Italian: rocco
→ Ottoman Turkish: رخ‎

Etymology 2

Cognate with Yagnobi рах (rax).

Noun

رُخ • (rox)

cheek
face

References

Hastings (1855): British Miscellany and Chess Player's Chronicle, Volume 16, p. 44

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Chess pieces in Arabic · (layout · text)

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