زنخ

Arabic

Root
ز ن خ (z n ḵ)
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za.ni.xa/

Verb

زَنِخَ • (zaniḵa) I (non-past يَزْنَخُ (yaznaḵu), verbal noun زَنَخ (zanaḵ))

1. to become rancid

Conjugation

    Conjugation of زَنِخَ (I, sound, i ~ a, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun زَنَخ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						زَنَخ zanaḵ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						زَنِخ zaniḵ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَزْنُوخ maznūḵ
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	زَنِخْتُ zaniḵtu	زَنِخْتَ zaniḵta	زَنِخَ zaniḵa		زَنِخْتُمَا zaniḵtumā	زَنِخَا zaniḵā		زَنِخْنَا zaniḵnā	زَنِخْتُمْ zaniḵtum	زَنِخُوا zaniḵū
	f		زَنِخْتِ zaniḵti	زَنِخَتْ zaniḵat			زَنِخَتَا zaniḵatā			زَنِخْتُنَّ zaniḵtunna	زَنِخْنَ zaniḵna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَزْنَخُ ʔaznaḵu	تَزْنَخُ taznaḵu	يَزْنَخُ yaznaḵu		تَزْنَخَانِ taznaḵāni	يَزْنَخَانِ yaznaḵāni		نَزْنَخُ naznaḵu	تَزْنَخُونَ taznaḵūna	يَزْنَخُونَ yaznaḵūna
	f		تَزْنَخِينَ taznaḵīna	تَزْنَخُ taznaḵu			تَزْنَخَانِ taznaḵāni			تَزْنَخْنَ taznaḵna	يَزْنَخْنَ yaznaḵna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَزْنَخَ ʔaznaḵa	تَزْنَخَ taznaḵa	يَزْنَخَ yaznaḵa		تَزْنَخَا taznaḵā	يَزْنَخَا yaznaḵā		نَزْنَخَ naznaḵa	تَزْنَخُوا taznaḵū	يَزْنَخُوا yaznaḵū
	f		تَزْنَخِي taznaḵī	تَزْنَخَ taznaḵa			تَزْنَخَا taznaḵā			تَزْنَخْنَ taznaḵna	يَزْنَخْنَ yaznaḵna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَزْنَخْ ʔaznaḵ	تَزْنَخْ taznaḵ	يَزْنَخْ yaznaḵ		تَزْنَخَا taznaḵā	يَزْنَخَا yaznaḵā		نَزْنَخْ naznaḵ	تَزْنَخُوا taznaḵū	يَزْنَخُوا yaznaḵū
	f		تَزْنَخِي taznaḵī	تَزْنَخْ taznaḵ			تَزْنَخَا taznaḵā			تَزْنَخْنَ taznaḵna	يَزْنَخْنَ yaznaḵna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِزْنَخْ iznaḵ			اِزْنَخَا iznaḵā				اِزْنَخُوا iznaḵū
	f		اِزْنَخِي iznaḵī							اِزْنَخْنَ iznaḵna
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	—	—	زُنِخَ zuniḵa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُزْنَخُ yuznaḵu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُزْنَخَ yuznaḵa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُزْنَخْ yuznaḵ		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

References

• Freytag, Georg (1830–1837) “زنخ”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), Halle: C. A. Schwetschke
• Baalbaki, Rohi (1995) “زنخ”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN
• Баранов, Х. К. (2011) “زنخ”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “زنخ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate
• Wehr, Hans (1960) “زنخ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Parthian 𐫉𐫗𐫟 (znx /⁠zanax⁠/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰánuš, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [za.nax]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.näx]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.näx]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zä.näx]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zä.näx]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæ.næx]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.näχ]

Readings
Classical reading?	zanax
Dari reading?	zanax
Iranian reading?	zanax
Tajik reading?	zanax

Noun

زنخ • (zanax)

1. chin
2. the pit in the chin

Related terms

• چانه (čâne)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “زنخ”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ز ن خ
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic زَنِخ (zaniḵ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zi.nix/, [ˈzɪ.nɪx]

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Adjective

زنخ • (ziniḵ) (feminine زنخة (zinḵa), common plural زنخين (zinḵīn), elative أزنخ (ʔaznaḵ))

1. rancid
2. (by extension) unpleasant, disagreeable, irritating, boring (of a person)

   Synonym: تقيل الدمّ (tʔīl id-damm)