شاخَ يَشيخ، شِخْ، شَيْخًا وشَيْخُوخَةً، فهو شَيْخ
Root: ش ي خSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
شاخ الرَّجُلُ
أسنّ، كبِر وتقدّم في السِّنّ
🇬🇧 Translation:
Aged, grew old and advanced in age (To grow old/age).
قضى فيها وقتًا طويلاً.
🇬🇧 Translation:
Spent a long time in it.
Example / Citation:
- " شاخ أبوه وهو لا يزال عَزَبًا
- {وَأَبُونَا شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ}
- {ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا شُيُوخًا} "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- " shakha abuhu wahuwa la yazalu 'azaban
- {wa-abuna shaykhun kabirun}
- {thumma litakunu shuyukhan} (His father grew old while he was still single
- {and our father is an old man}
- {then [you live] to become old}). "
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