كثح

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the action of wind uncovering or exposing something, often by blowing away dust or debris. It can also refer to the act of revealing oneself or one's private parts, and metaphorically, to gathering and dispersing wealth.

Derived headwords

كَثَحَverb

1.
uncover, exposeboth
The wind uncovers or exposes something, removing material from it.
2.
reveal oneselfclassical
A person reveals their private parts, typically by lifting clothing.
3.
gather and disperseclassical
To gather wealth and then disperse it, or vice versa; to accumulate and scatter.

كَثْحًاnoun

1.
uncoveringboth
The act of uncovering or exposing, especially by wind.

كَثَحَتْهُverb

1.
uncovered itboth
The wind uncovered it, meaning it blew away material from it.

تَكْثَحُverb

1.
strikes withboth
The wind strikes with dust and pebbles, or blows them against something.

كَشَفَverb

1.
uncovered, revealedboth
To uncover or reveal something, used as a synonym for كثح.

سَفَتْ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
blew dust upon itboth
The wind blew dust or sand upon something, similar to كثح.

نَازَعَتْهُ ثَوْبَهُverb

1.
struggled for his garmentclassical
The wind struggled with his garment, attempting to pull it off, akin to كثح.

كَكَحَتْهُverb

1.
similar to كثحتهclassical
A verb form that is similar in meaning to كثحته, implying being blown upon or having something blown onto it.

جَمَعَverb

1.
gatheredboth
To gather or collect something, used in contrast to dispersing, as part of the dual meaning of كثح.

فَرَّقَverb

1.
dispersedboth
To disperse or scatter something, used in contrast to gathering, as part of the dual meaning of كثح.

كَسَحَverb

1.
swept, gatheredclassical
To sweep or gather something, used as a comparison for the meaning of كثح regarding wealth.

Parallel reading

كشف الريح الشيء عن الشيء.

The wind uncovers the thing from the thing.

كثحت الريح الشيء كثحا وكثحته كشفته.

The wind uncovered the thing, uncovering it, and it uncovered it, revealing it.

وتكثح بالتراب وبالحصى أي تضرب به.

And it strikes with dust and pebbles, meaning it hits with them.

والكثح: كشف الرجل ثوبه عن استه، عربي صحيح.

And al-kathḥ: a man lifting his garment from his anus, a correct Arabic usage.

وكثحته الريح: سفت عليه التراب أو نازعته ثوبه ككتحته.

And the wind كثح-ed it: it blew dust upon it or struggled with its garment, like ككتحته.

وكثح الشيء: جمعه وفرقه، ضد.

And the thing كثح-ed: it gathered it and dispersed it, an antonym.

قال المفضل: كثح من المال ما شاء مثل كسح.

Al-Mufaḍḍal said: He gathered from wealth what he wished, like كسح.