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قمح

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

قَمِيحَةٌ ذ a subst. signifying What is eaten in the manner termed اِقْتِمَاح, [see قَمِحَ,] (S, L,) of the meal of parched barley or wheat, &c., (L,) or such as a digestive stomachic (جُوَارِش [often written جَوَارِش], &c.: (S:) expl. in the K by the word جُوَارِش [only], in some copies with the addition of a final ن [evidently a mistake for ت, since its original in the Pers. Gُوَارِشْ or Gُوَارِشْت]: (TA:) app. from القَمْحُ meaning البُرُّ. (S.) ― -b2- [Hence] one says, مَا أَصَابَتِ الاـِبِلُ اـِلَّا قَمِيحَةً مِنْ كَلَأٍ (tropical:) The camels obtained not [aught] save somewhat of dry herbage which they took into the mouth unmoistened, or licked up. (A, TA.)

Derived headwords

قَمِيحَةٌ
  1. 1.
مَا أَصَابَتِ الاـِبِلُ اـِلَّا قَمِيحَةً مِنْ كَلَأٍ