See also: رح

Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Pronunciation

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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
Conjugation
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Etymology 1.2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. light shower
Declension
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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

Etymology 1.3

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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رَخّ (raḵḵm

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

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رَخّ (raḵḵ)

  1. soft, relaxed, irresolute
Declension
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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

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From Classical Persian رُخ (rux).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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

Etymology 3

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From Classical Persian رُخ (rux).

Noun

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رُخّ (ruḵḵm

  1. (mythology) roc (mythical bird)
Declension
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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
Descendants
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Chess pieces in Arabic · (layout · text)
           
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).

Pronunciation

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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)
           
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

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Chess pieces in Urdu · مہرے کے شطرنج (śatranj ke muhre) (layout · text)
           
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, 2025.