قحط

1 قَحَطَ المَطَرُ ذ , aor. قَحَطَ , (S, Msb,) inf. n. قُحُوطٌ, (Sh, S,) or قَحْطٌ; (Msb, K;) and قَحِطَ, aor. قَحَطَ , (Fr, S, Msb,) inf. n. قَحَطٌ; (Fr, Msb;) but the former is said by ISd, to be the more approved, (TA,) and قَحُطَ; (Msb;) قُحِطَ, mentioned by AHn, and IB, but the latter says, قُحِطَ القَطْرُ; and ↓ أَقْحَطَ, also mentioned by AHn; (TA;) The rain was withheld, (Sh, AHn, S, Msb, K,) being wanted. (Sh.) An Arab of the desert said to 'Omar, قَحِطَ السَّحَابُ, meaning The clouds were withheld. (TA.) ― -b2- قَحَطَ العَامُ, aor. قَحَطَ , inf. n. قَحْطٌ; and قَحِطَ, aor. قَحَطَ , inf. n. قَحَطٌ; and قُحِطَ, inf. n. قُحُوطٌ; (K, * TA;) and ↓ أَقْحَطَ; (K;) The year was one of drought; without rain: (K:) and أَكْحَطَ signifies the same. (TA.) You say also, ↓ كَانَ ذٰلِكَ فِى اـِقْحَاطِ الزَّمَانِ, and اـِكْحَاطِهِ, meaning That was in the distressing state of the time, or season. (Ibn-ElFaraj.) ― -b3- قَحَطَت الأَرْضُ, aor. قَحَطَ ; (IDrd;) or قُحِطَت; (Msb, TA;) and ↓ اقحطت [app. in the act. and pass. forms, though the pass. form seems to be of doubtful authority, as will be seen from what follows]; (Msb;) The land received no rain: (Msb, TA:) but it is asserted that one says قَحَطَ, with fet-h, of rain; and قَحِطَ, with kesr, of a place. (IB.) ― -b4- قَحِطَ النَّاسُ, like سَمِعَ [in form], (K, TA,) not otherwise; (TA;) [unless in the pass. form; for] you say also, (K,) قُحِطُوا; (S, Msb, K,) and ↓ أُقْحِطُوا; (Msb, K;) but these two are rare; (K;) or they are not allowable; (M;) and ↓ أَقْحَطُوا; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) and قَحَطَ عَنْهُمُ المَطَرُ; (Mgh;) The people suffered, or were afflicted with, drought, or want of rain; (S, Msb, K, TA;) they had no rain; (TA;) rain was withheld from them. (Mgh, Msb.)