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))

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
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	زَنِخْتُ zaniḵtu	زَنِخْتَ zaniḵta	زَنِخَ zaniḵa	زَنِخْتُمَا zaniḵtumā	زَنِخَا zaniḵā	زَنِخْنَا zaniḵnā	زَنِخْتُمْ zaniḵtum	زَنِخُوا zaniḵū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	زَنِخْتُ zaniḵtu	زَنِخْتِ zaniḵti	زَنِخَتْ zaniḵat	زَنِخْتُمَا zaniḵtumā	زَنِخَتَا zaniḵatā	زَنِخْنَا zaniḵnā	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
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَزْنَخُ ʔaznaḵu	تَزْنَخِينَ taznaḵīna	تَزْنَخُ taznaḵu	تَزْنَخَانِ taznaḵāni	تَزْنَخَانِ taznaḵāni	نَزْنَخُ naznaḵu	تَزْنَخْنَ taznaḵna	يَزْنَخْنَ yaznaḵna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَزْنَخَ ʔaznaḵa	تَزْنَخَ taznaḵa	يَزْنَخَ yaznaḵa	تَزْنَخَا taznaḵā	يَزْنَخَا yaznaḵā	نَزْنَخَ naznaḵa	تَزْنَخُوا taznaḵū	يَزْنَخُوا yaznaḵū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَزْنَخَ ʔaznaḵa	تَزْنَخِي taznaḵī	تَزْنَخَ taznaḵa	تَزْنَخَا taznaḵā	تَزْنَخَا taznaḵā	نَزْنَخَ naznaḵa	تَزْنَخْنَ taznaḵna	يَزْنَخْنَ yaznaḵna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَزْنَخْ ʔaznaḵ	تَزْنَخْ taznaḵ	يَزْنَخْ yaznaḵ	تَزْنَخَا taznaḵā	يَزْنَخَا yaznaḵā	نَزْنَخْ naznaḵ	تَزْنَخُوا taznaḵū	يَزْنَخُوا yaznaḵū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَزْنَخْ ʔaznaḵ	تَزْنَخِي taznaḵī	تَزْنَخْ taznaḵ	تَزْنَخَا taznaḵā	تَزْنَخَا taznaḵā	نَزْنَخْ naznaḵ	تَزْنَخْنَ taznaḵna	يَزْنَخْنَ yaznaḵna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِزْنَخْ iznaḵ		اِزْنَخَا iznaḵā			اِزْنَخُوا iznaḵū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِزْنَخِي iznaḵī		اِزْنَخَا iznaḵā			اِزْنَخْنَ iznaḵna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	زُنِخَ zuniḵa	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُزْنَخُ yuznaḵu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُزْنَخَ yuznaḵa	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُزْنَخْ yuznaḵ	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	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 (1863-1893) “زنخ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, 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.ˈnax/

(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)

chin
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]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Adjective

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

rancid
(by extension) unpleasant, disagreeable, irritating, boring (of a person)
Synonym: تقيل الدمّ (tʔīl id-damm)