كحكح

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes extreme old age and infirmity, particularly in animals like camels, cattle, and sheep. It denotes a state of being worn out, toothless, and unable to control bodily functions like saliva.

Derived headwords

الكحكحadjective

1.
Extremely old and infirm (animal)both
Describes an animal, such as a camel, cow, or sheep, that is extremely old and infirm. Such an animal is unable to retain its saliva and may have lost its teeth.

الكحكحnoun

1.
Old and infirm womanboth
Refers to an old and infirm woman.
2.
Old and infirm she-camelboth
Refers to a she-camel that is old and infirm.

كحكحadjective

1.
Old and infirm (she-camel)both
An adjective used to describe a she-camel that has become old and infirm.

قحقحadjective

1.
Old and infirm (she-camel)classical
Used to describe a she-camel that has become old and infirm, similar to 'كحكح'.

عزومadjective

1.
Old and infirm (she-camel)classical
Describes a she-camel that has become old and infirm.

عوزمadjective

1.
Old and infirm (she-camel)classical
Describes a she-camel that has become old and infirm.

الكححnoun

1.
Old and infirm womenclassical
Plural form referring to old and infirm women.

اللطلطadjective

1.
Old and toothless (she-camel)classical
Describes a she-camel whose teeth have fallen out due to old age.

ذات المختبرadjective

1.
Having a protruding tongue (old animal)classical
Describes an old animal, particularly a she-camel, whose tongue protrudes, often due to infirmity.

ضرزمadjective

1.
Old and infirm (she-camel)classical
Describes a she-camel that has become old and infirm.

كحكحadjective

1.
Old and toothless (she-camel)classical
Describes a she-camel that has become old and lost its teeth.

علهزadjective

1.
Old and infirm (she-camel)classical
Describes a she-camel that has become old and infirm.

هرهرadjective

1.
Old and infirm (she-camel)classical
Describes a she-camel that has become old and infirm.

دردحadjective

1.
Old and infirm (she-camel)classical
Describes a she-camel that has become old and infirm.

Parallel reading

من الإبل والبقر والشاء: الهرمة التي لا تمسك لعابها؛ وقيل: هي التي قد أكلت أسنانها.

Of camels, cattle, and sheep: the extremely old and infirm one that cannot hold its saliva; and it is said: it is one whose teeth have been worn away.

والكحكح: العجوز الهرمة، والناقة الهرمة؛

And 'al-kuhkuh' is the old and infirm woman, and the old and infirm she-camel;

وناقة كحكح وقحقح وعزوم وعوزم إذا هرمت.

And a she-camel is 'kuhkuh', 'qahqah', 'uzum', and 'awzam' if it becomes old.

والكحح: العجائز الهرمات؛

And 'al-kuhah' are the old and infirm women;

يبكي على إثر فصيل في بحر، ... والكحكح اللطلط ذات المختبر

He weeps after a young camel in the sea, ... and the 'kuhkuh', the 'latlat', the one with the protruding tongue

وإذا أسنت الناقة وذهبت أسنانها فهي: ضرزم ولطلط وكحكح وعلهز وهرهر ودردح.

And when a she-camel ages and its teeth fall out, it is called: 'dharzam', 'latlat', 'kuhkuh', 'alhaz', 'harhar', and 'dardah'.