رخ

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Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Verb

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رَخَّ (raḵḵa) I (non-past يَرُخُّ (yaruḵḵu), verbal noun رَخّ (raḵḵ))

  1. to dilute, to mix with water
  2. to break or crush so as to make soft
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Etymology 1.2

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Noun

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رَخّ (raḵḵm (collective, singulative رَخَّة f (raḵḵa))

  1. light shower
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Etymology 1.3

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Noun

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رَخّ (raḵḵm

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

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رَخّ (raḵḵ)

  1. soft, relaxed, irresolute
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Etymology 1

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From Persian رخ (roxx).

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Noun

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رُخّ (ruḵḵm (plural رِخَاخ (riḵāḵ) or رِخَخَة (riḵaḵa))

  1. (chess) castle, rook
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  • Catalan: roc
  • Spanish: roque
  • Old French: roc

Etymology 2

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From Persian رخ (rox).

Noun

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رُخّ (ruḵḵm

  1. (mythology) roc (mythical bird)
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See also

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

Persian

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Yagnobi рах (rax).

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

Noun

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رُخ (rox)

  1. face, cheek
  2. countenance

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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رُخ (rox)

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

References

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  • Hastings (1855): British Miscellany and Chess Player's Chronicle, Volume 16, p. 44
  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “رخ”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian رخ (rux).

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Noun

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رُخ (ruxm (Hindi spelling रुख़)

  1. face, cheek
    Synonyms: چہرہ (cehrā), گال (gāl), منہ (mũh)
  2. appearance, countenance
    Synonyms: صورت (sūrat), شکل (śakl)
    رخ بدلناrux badalnāto change countenance; to become angry or displeased
  3. direction, attention
    Synonyms: سمت (samt), دھیان (dhyān)
    رخ بدلنا
    rux badalnā
    to turn away; to change the direction of one's face; to reject; to be inattentive
  4. (chess) rook

See also

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Chess pieces in Urdu · مہرے کے شطرنج (śatranj ke muhre) (layout · text)
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بَادْشَاہ (bādśāh) وَزِیر (vazīr) رُخ (rux) فِیلَہ (fīla) گھوڑا (ghoṛā) پِیَادَہ (piyāda)

References

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  • رخ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • رخ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.