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كلح

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 كَلَحَ ذ , aor. كَلَحَ , inf. n. كُلُوحٌ and كُلَاحٌ; (S, K;) and ↓ تلكّح, and ↓ اكلح, (K,) and ↓ اكلوّح; (A;) He (a man, S) grinned, or displayed his teeth, (M, rendered in the S and K by تَكَشَّرَ), frowning, or contracting his face, or looking sternly, austerely, or morosely. (S, M, K.) ― -b2- كَلَحَ فِى وَجْهِهِ He frightened him; namely a child, and a madman. (A.)

Derived headwords

كَلَحَverb
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كَلَحَ فِى وَجْهِهِ