رخ

See also: رح

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb

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

Noun

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

1. light shower

Declension

Declension of noun رَخّ (raḵḵ)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	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)
	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
	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

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

Declension

Declension of noun رَخّ (raḵḵ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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)

1. 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
	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 رخ (ruxx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruxx/

Noun

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

1. (chess) castle, rook

Declension

Declension of noun رُخّ (ruḵḵ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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)
	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

Etymology 3

From Persian رخ (rox).

Noun

رُخّ • (ruḵḵ) m

1. roc (mythical bird)

Declension

Declension of noun رُخّ (ruḵḵ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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

See also

Chess pieces in Arabic · (layout · text)
شَاه (šāh)	وَزِير (wazīr)	رُخّ (ruḵḵ) – قَلْعَة (qalʕa)	فِيل (fīl)	حِصَان (ḥiṣān)	بَيْدَق (baydaq) – جُنْدِيّ (jundiyy)

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “رخ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 384
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “رخ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1058
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رخ”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen, page 407

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Persian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rox/

Noun

رخ • (rox)

1. (chess) rook

Descendants

• English: rook

See also

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

Etymology 2

Cognate with Yagnobi рах (rax).

Noun

رخ • (rox)

1. cheek
2. face

References

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