قرح

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of being mature, having a mark or blemish, and purity or being unmixed. It extends to descriptions of land, water, and even specific places and types of plants and animals.

Derived headwords

قَارِحٌadjective

1.
Mature (horse)classical
Referring to a horse that has entered its fifth year, signifying maturity.

قَرِحَverb

1.
To mature (horse)classical
The verb form indicating a horse reaching maturity, specifically its fifth year.
2.
To be markedclassical
To have a mark or blemish, particularly on the forehead of a horse.

وقد قرح يقرح قرحا — And he matured, he matures, maturity.

أَقْرَحَadjective

1.
Having a white mark (horse)classical
Describing a horse that has a white mark on its forehead, like a dirham or smaller.
2.
Dawn, morningclassical
Metaphorically referring to the dawn or morning, due to its white appearance against the darkness.

قَرْحَاءُadjective

1.
Having a white center (meadow)classical
Describing a meadow that has a white patch in its center, possibly from early growth.
2.
Budding (plant)classical
Referring to a plant whose growth has begun to appear.

قَرِيحَاءُnoun

1.
Abnormal growth (horse)classical
A growth found in the belly of a horse, resembling a man's head.
2.
Stone fragment (camel)classical
Described as a fragment of stones in a camel's belly.

قُرْحَانٌnoun

1.
Type of truffleclassical
A variety of small, white truffles with heads resembling mushroom caps.

قُرْحَانَةٌnoun

1.
A single truffleclassical
The singular form of قرحان, referring to one truffle of this type.

أَقْرَحُnoun

1.
A single truffleclassical
Another singular form for the type of truffle described as قرحان.

قَرَاحٌadjective

1.
Pure, unmixed (water)both
Water that is not mixed with any sediment or other substances, especially water drunk after a meal.
2.
Pure, unmixed (general)both
Used generally to mean pure or unadulterated, like pure honey or dates.
3.
Clear, barren (land)classical
Land that is clear, without trees or buildings, or specifically designated for planting.

وهو الماء الذي لا يخالطه ثفل من سويق ولا غيره، وهو الماء الذي يشرب إثر الطعام — And it is the water that is not mixed with sediment from gruel or anything else, and it is the water drunk after food.

قَرِيحٌadjective

1.
Pure, unmixedclassical
Meaning pure or unmixed, similar to قراح, used in reference to something valuable like a sword.
2.
Killedclassical
In the context of a young man, it means he was killed.

وإن غلاما، نيل في عهد كاهل، لطرف، كنصل السمهري، قريح — And a young man, killed in the time of Kahil, was, like a Samhari spearhead, pure/killed.

أَقْرِحَةٌnoun

1.
Pieces of landclassical
Plural of قراح, referring to distinct plots of land designated for cultivation.

قَرْوَاحٌadjective

1.
Open, barren (land)classical
Describing open land without trees or obstructions, where water does not collect.
2.
Exposed (land)classical
Land that is exposed to the sky, without anything covering it.
3.
Tall-legged (camel)classical
Describing a camel with long legs, appearing as if walking on spears.
4.
Tall, bare (palm tree)classical
Describing a tall, smooth, and bare palm tree after its fronds have fallen.

قَرِيَاحٌadjective

1.
Open, barren (land)classical
Similar to قرواح, referring to open, unmixed land.

قَرْحِيَاءُadjective

1.
Open, barren (land)classical
Similar to قراح and قرواح, referring to open, unmixed land.

قَرَاوِيحُnoun

1.
Tall, bare palm treesclassical
Plural of قرواح, referring to tall palm trees that are bare of their fronds.

قُرَاحِيٌّnoun

1.
Villagerclassical
One who stays in a village and does not go out to the desert.
2.
Free fromclassical
Meaning free from or clear of a matter.

مُقَارَحَةٌnoun

1.
Confrontationclassical
Meeting someone face-to-face or in direct opposition.

ولقيه مقارحة — And he met him in confrontation.

قُرْحَانُname

1.
Name of a dogclassical
A proper name given to a dog.

قَرْحٌname

1.
Name of a placeclassical
A place name mentioned in poetry.

قَرْحِيَاءُname

1.
Name of a placeclassical
Another place name mentioned in poetry.

قُرْحٌname

1.
Name of a valleyclassical
A valley mentioned in relation to the Prophet Muhammad's journey, also known as Wadi al-Qura.

Parallel reading

فأما القارح من الخيل فهو الذي دخل في السنة الخامسة

As for the mature horse, it is the one that has entered its fifth year.

وقد قرح يقرح قرحا

And he matured, he matures, maturity.

وأقرح وهو أقرح وهي قرحاء

And he is Aqraḥ, and he is Aqraḥ, and she is Qarḥā'.

والأقرح: الصبح، لأنه بياض في سواد

And Al-Aqraḥ is the dawn, because it is whiteness in blackness.

وسوح، إذا الليل الخداري شقه ... عن الركب، معروف السماوة أقرح

And meadows, when the dark night splits it... from the riders, the known Samawah is Aqraḥ (dawn).

وروضة قرحاء: في وسطها نور أبيض

And a Qarḥā' meadow: in its center is a white light.

حواء قرحاء أشراطية، وكفت ... فيها الذهاب، وحفتها البراعيم

Round, Qarḥā' (with white center), marked, and the going was sufficient in it, and the buds surrounded it.

وقيل: القرحاء التي بدا نبتها

And it was said: Al-Qarḥā' is that whose vegetation has begun to appear.

والقريحاء: هنة تكون في بطن الفرس مثل رأس الرجل

And Al-Qarīḥā' is a growth that is in the belly of a horse like a man's head.

وهي من البعير لقاطة الحصى

And it is from a camel a collection of pebbles.

والقرحان: ضرب من الكمأة بيض صغار ذوات رؤوس كرؤوس الفطر

And Al-Qurḥān is a type of truffle, small white ones with heads like mushroom heads.

من كمأة حمر، ومن قرحان

From red truffles, and from Qurḥān.

والقراح: الماء الذي لا يخالطه ثفل من سويق ولا غيره، وهو الماء الذي يشرب إثر الطعام

And Al-Qarāḥ is the water that is not mixed with sediment from gruel or anything else, and it is the water drunk after food.

تع لل، وهي ساغبة، بنيها ... بأنفاس من الشبم القراح

She soothes, though hungry, her young ones... with breaths of the pure, cold water.

وفي الحديث: جلف الخبز والماء القراح ؛ هو، بالفتح، الماء الذي لم يخالطه شيء يطيب به كالعسل والتمر والزبيب

And in the Hadith: coarse bread and pure water; it is, with the fatḥa, water that has not been mixed with anything to make it pleasant, like honey, dates, and raisins.

والقراح من الأرضين: كل قطعة على حيالها من منابت النخل وغير ذلك

And Al-Qarāḥ of lands: every piece in its own way from palm groves and other things.

والقراح الأرض المخلصة لزرع أو لغرس

And Al-Qarāḥ is the land set aside for planting or for grafting.

والقراح من الأرض البارز الظاهر الذي لا شجر فيه

And Al-Qarāḥ of land is the prominent, visible land that has no trees in it.

والقرواح الفضاء من الأرض التي ليس بها شجر ولم يختلط بها شيء

And Al-Qarwāḥ is the open land that has no trees and is not mixed with anything.

وعضت من الشر القراح بمعظم

And she bit from the evil, the open land, with a large portion.

والقرواح: جلد من الأرض وقاع لا يستمسك فيه الماء، وفيه إشراف وظهره مستو ولا يستقر فيه ماء إلا سال عنه يمينا وشمالا

And Al-Qarwāḥ: a patch of land and a depression where water does not hold, and it has an elevation and its surface is level, and water does not settle in it except it flows away right and left.

والقرواح أيضا: البارز الذي ليس يستره من السماء شيء

And Al-Qarwāḥ also: the prominent thing that nothing from the sky conceals.

والمستكن كمن يمشي بقرواح

And the hidden one is like one walking in the open.

وناقة قرواح: طويلة القوائم

And a Qarwāḥ she-camel: long-legged.

والتي كأنها تمشي على أرماح

And she is as if walking on spears.

ونخلة قرواح: ملساء جرداء طويلة

And a Qarwāḥ palm tree: smooth, bare, tall.

والشم: الطوال من النخل وغيرها

And Al-Shamm: the tall ones of palm trees and others.

والجلاد: الصوابر على الحر والعطش وعلى البرد

And Al-Jillād: the patient ones against heat, thirst, and cold.

وهي النخلة التي انجرد كربها وطالت

And it is the palm tree whose spathes have fallen and it has become tall.

ولقيه مقارحة أي كفاحا ومواجهة

And he met him in confrontation, meaning face-to-face and directly.

والقراحي: الذي يلتزم القرية ولا يخرج إلى البادية

And Al-Qarāḥī: he who stays in the village and does not go out to the desert.

يدافع عنكم كل يوم عظيمة، ... وأنت قراحي بسيف الكواظم

He defends you daily from a great matter, ... and you are my Qarāḥī (villager/free from) with the sword of Al-Kawāẓim.

أنت قرحان من هذا الأمر وقراحي أي خارج، وأنشد بيت جرير وفسره، أي أنت خلو منه سليم

You are Qirḥān from this matter and Qarāḥī, meaning outside, and he recited Jarir's verse and explained it, meaning you are free from it, safe.

وقرحان: اسم كلب

And Qurḥān: the name of a dog.

وأشربتها الأقران، حتى أنختها ... بقرح، وقد ألقين كل جنين

And the she-camels drank from it, until I made her kneel... at Qaraḥ, and they had dropped every fetus.

قراحية ألوت بليف كأنها ... عفاء قلوص، طار عنها تواجر

A Qaraḥīyah (sword from Qaraḥ), wrapped in palm fiber, as if... the dung of a young she-camel, whose beauty made it sought after.

وفي الحديث ذكر قرح، بضم القاف وسكون الراء، وقد يجرك في الشعر: سوق وادي القرى صلى به رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، وبني به مسجد

And in the Hadith, Qaraḥ is mentioned, with damma on the qaf and sukun on the ra, and it may lead you in poetry: the markets of Wadi al-Qura, where the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, prayed, and a mosque was built there.

حبسن في قرح وفي دارتها، ... سبع ليال، غير معلوفاتها

They were held in Qaraḥ and its vicinity, ... for seven nights, without their fodder.