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قوح

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of cleaning, sweeping, or clearing, particularly in the context of a dwelling. It also extends to geographical locations and the state of a wound.

Derived headwords

قَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    to healclassical

    The wound became healed or scabbed over.

قَاحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    healed woundclassical

    A wound that has healed or scabbed over.

قَوْحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    sweepingclassical

    The act of sweeping or cleaning a house.

قَوَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to sweepclassical

    To sweep or clean a house.

القَاحَةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name referring to a location between Mecca and Medina, three stages away.

قَاحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    middle of a houseclassical

    The middle or central part of a house, similar to its courtyard or open space.

Parallel reading

قاح الجرح يقوح: انتبر
The wound healed, it healed: it scabbed over.
وقاح البيت قوحا وقوحه: لغة في حاقه أي كنسه
And 'qāḥa' of the house, 'qūḥan' and 'qawwaḥahu': a dialectal variant of 'ḥāqahu', meaning to sweep it.
إن رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، احتجم بالقاحة وهو صائم
Indeed, the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, performed cupping at Al-Qāḥah while he was fasting.
وهو من قاحة الدار أي وسطها مثل ساحتها وباحتها
And it is from the 'qāḥah' of the house, meaning its middle, like its courtyard and its open space.