كحح

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of purity, essence, or being unadulterated. It extends to describe something or someone of pure lineage or true nature, and also has a specific, less common meaning related to a toothless individual.

Derived headwords

كَحّadjective

1.
pure, unadulteratedboth
Describing something that is the خالص (pure, unadulterated) of its kind, similar to قَحّ.

كَحَّةadjective

1.
pure, unadulterated (fem.)both
The feminine form of كَحّ, referring to something pure or unadulterated.

قَحَّةadjective

1.
pure, unadulterated (fem.)both
A feminine adjective synonymous with كَحَّة, meaning pure or unadulterated.

عَبْدٌ كَحّnoun

1.
slave of pure servitudeclassical
A slave who is of pure and unadulterated servitude, implying complete devotion.

عَرَبِيٌّ كَحّadjective

1.
pure Arabboth
An Arab of pure lineage and unmixed blood.

أَكْحَاحadjective

1.
pure Arabsclassical
The plural of أَعْرَابِيّ كَحّ, referring to Arabs of pure lineage.

الأَكَحّadjective

1.
toothlessclassical
One who has no teeth.

أُمُّ كَحَّةname

1.
Umm Kahhaclassical
A woman whose case led to the revelation of certain religious ordinances (فرائض).

Parallel reading

الكَحّ: الخالص من كل شيء كالقَحّ

Al-kuhh: the pure of everything, like al-qahh.

والأنثى كَحَّة كقَحَّة

And the feminine is kahha, like qahha.

وعَبْدٌ كَحّ: خالص العبودَة

And 'abdun kuhh: pure of servitude.

وعَرَبِيٌّ كَحّ وأَعْرَابٌ أَكْحَاح إذا كانوا خُلَصَاء

And an Arab is kuhh, and Arabs are akhaaH if they are pure.

وزعم يعقوب أن الكاف في كل ذلك بدل من القاف

And Ya'qub claimed that the kaf in all of that is a substitute for the qaf.

والأَكَحّ: الذي لا سِنَّ له

And al-akahh: he who has no teeth.

وأُمُّ كَحَّة: امرأة نزلت في شأنها الفرائض

And Umm Kahha: a woman concerning whom the ordinances were revealed.