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شاخ

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See also: ساح

Arabic

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Root
ش ي خ (š y ḵ)
5 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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شَاخَ (šāḵa) I (non-past يَشِيخُ (yašīḵu), verbal noun شَيَخ (šayaḵ) or شُيُوخَة (šuyūḵa) or شُيُوخِيَّة (šuyūḵiyya) or شَيْخُوخَة (šayḵūḵa) or شَيْخُوخِيَّة (šayḵūḵiyya))

  1. (intransitive) to become elderly; to age; to senesce

Conjugation

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Conjugation of شَاخَ (I, hollow, a ~ i, full passive (?), verbal nouns شَيَخ, شُيُوخَة, شُيُوخِيَّة, شَيْخُوخَة, شَيْخُوخِيَّة)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
شَيَخ, شُيُوخَة, شُيُوخِيَّة, شَيْخُوخَة, شَيْخُوخِيَّة
šayaḵ, šuyūḵa, šuyūḵiyya, šayḵūḵa, šayḵūḵiyya
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
شَائِخ
šāʔiḵ
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مَشِيخ
mašīḵ
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m شِخْتُ
šiḵtu
شِخْتَ
šiḵta
شَاخَ
šāḵa
شِخْتُمَا
šiḵtumā
شَاخَا
šāḵā
شِخْنَا
šiḵnā
شِخْتُمْ
šiḵtum
شَاخُوا
šāḵū
f شِخْتِ
šiḵti
شَاخَتْ
šāḵat
شَاخَتَا
šāḵatā
شِخْتُنَّ
šiḵtunna
شِخْنَ
šiḵna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَشِيخُ
ʔašīḵu
تَشِيخُ
tašīḵu
يَشِيخُ
yašīḵu
تَشِيخَانِ
tašīḵāni
يَشِيخَانِ
yašīḵāni
نَشِيخُ
našīḵu
تَشِيخُونَ
tašīḵūna
يَشِيخُونَ
yašīḵūna
f تَشِيخِينَ
tašīḵīna
تَشِيخُ
tašīḵu
تَشِيخَانِ
tašīḵāni
تَشِخْنَ
tašiḵna
يَشِخْنَ
yašiḵna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَشِيخَ
ʔašīḵa
تَشِيخَ
tašīḵa
يَشِيخَ
yašīḵa
تَشِيخَا
tašīḵā
يَشِيخَا
yašīḵā
نَشِيخَ
našīḵa
تَشِيخُوا
tašīḵū
يَشِيخُوا
yašīḵū
f تَشِيخِي
tašīḵī
تَشِيخَ
tašīḵa
تَشِيخَا
tašīḵā
تَشِخْنَ
tašiḵna
يَشِخْنَ
yašiḵna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَشِخْ
ʔašiḵ
تَشِخْ
tašiḵ
يَشِخْ
yašiḵ
تَشِيخَا
tašīḵā
يَشِيخَا
yašīḵā
نَشِخْ
našiḵ
تَشِيخُوا
tašīḵū
يَشِيخُوا
yašīḵū
f تَشِيخِي
tašīḵī
تَشِخْ
tašiḵ
تَشِيخَا
tašīḵā
تَشِخْنَ
tašiḵna
يَشِخْنَ
yašiḵna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m شِخْ
šiḵ
شِيخَا
šīḵā
شِيخُوا
šīḵū
f شِيخِي
šīḵī
شِخْنَ
šiḵna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m شِخْتُ
šiḵtu
شِخْتَ
šiḵta
شِيخَ
šīḵa
شِخْتُمَا
šiḵtumā
شِيخَا
šīḵā
شِخْنَا
šiḵnā
شِخْتُمْ
šiḵtum
شِيخُوا
šīḵū
f شِخْتِ
šiḵti
شِيخَتْ
šīḵat
شِيخَتَا
šīḵatā
شِخْتُنَّ
šiḵtunna
شِخْنَ
šiḵna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُشَاخُ
ʔušāḵu
تُشَاخُ
tušāḵu
يُشَاخُ
yušāḵu
تُشَاخَانِ
tušāḵāni
يُشَاخَانِ
yušāḵāni
نُشَاخُ
nušāḵu
تُشَاخُونَ
tušāḵūna
يُشَاخُونَ
yušāḵūna
f تُشَاخِينَ
tušāḵīna
تُشَاخُ
tušāḵu
تُشَاخَانِ
tušāḵāni
تُشَخْنَ
tušaḵna
يُشَخْنَ
yušaḵna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُشَاخَ
ʔušāḵa
تُشَاخَ
tušāḵa
يُشَاخَ
yušāḵa
تُشَاخَا
tušāḵā
يُشَاخَا
yušāḵā
نُشَاخَ
nušāḵa
تُشَاخُوا
tušāḵū
يُشَاخُوا
yušāḵū
f تُشَاخِي
tušāḵī
تُشَاخَ
tušāḵa
تُشَاخَا
tušāḵā
تُشَخْنَ
tušaḵna
يُشَخْنَ
yušaḵna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُشَخْ
ʔušaḵ
تُشَخْ
tušaḵ
يُشَخْ
yušaḵ
تُشَاخَا
tušāḵā
يُشَاخَا
yušāḵā
نُشَخْ
nušaḵ
تُشَاخُوا
tušāḵū
يُشَاخُوا
yušāḵū
f تُشَاخِي
tušāḵī
تُشَخْ
tušaḵ
تُشَاخَا
tušāḵā
تُشَخْنَ
tušaḵna
يُشَخْنَ
yušaḵna

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Noun

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شاخ (şax)

  1. mountain

Persian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱókh₂eh₂ (branch). Cognate with Sanskrit शाखा (śākhā, branch, twig, limb, finger), Old Armenian ցախ (cʻax, branch, twig), Lithuanian šakà (branch), Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha, plough), Old East Slavic соха (soxa, stake, club, brace, plough), Old Irish géc (branch).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? šāx
Dari reading? šāx
Iranian reading? šâx
Tajik reading? šox

Noun

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Dari شاخ
Iranian Persian
Tajik шох

شاخ (šâx)

  1. horn, antler
  2. a branch, bough, shoot, sucker, twig
  3. the arm, from the tip of the finger to the shoulder
  4. the leg, from the groin to the foot
  5. a small cut from a main stream
  6. the spur of a cock
  7. a rib
  8. a bit, piece
  9. a gusset, gore
  10. the forehead
  11. the main beam in the roof of a house
  12. a cup of wine (from a custom prevailing in Jurjistān, to drink wine out of horns), a goblet, a drinking-horn
  13. wine mixed with rose-water
  14. a horn wherein they keep civet, a scent-box
  15. civet
  16. the civet-cat
  17. spices, perfumes
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References

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Urdu

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شاخ (sense .1)
شاخ (sense .2)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاخ (šāx, horn; branch). Compare Sanskrit शाखा (śākhā, branch, twig; limb).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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شاخ (śāxf (Hindi spelling शाख़)

  1. horn; antler
  2. tree branch, bough
  3. (by extension) organizational branch

Derived terms

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References

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  • شاخ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “شاخ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “شاخ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • شاخ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.