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كرح

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific locations or places, possibly associated with religious gatherings or natural features. It also touches upon anatomical terms related to the throat.

Derived headwords

الأَكْرَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    Christian gathering placesclassical

    Houses and locations to which Christians go out for some of their festivals. It is a known term.

الكارِحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Throat partclassical

    I believe that al-kāriḥah and al-kārikha refer to the human throat or some part within it.

الكارِخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Throat partclassical

    I believe that al-kāriḥah and al-kārikha refer to the human throat or some part within it.

Parallel reading

الأَكْرَاح «1»: بيوت ومواضع تخرج إليها النصارى في بعض أعيادهم، وهو معروف؛
Al-akrāḥ: Houses and places to which Christians go out for some of their festivals, and it is known;
قال: يا دير حنة من ذات الأكيراح، ... من يصح عنك، فإني لست بالصاحي
He said: O Monastery of Hannah from Dhat al-Akrāḥ, ... whoever recovers from you, I am not the one who has recovered.
قال ابن دريد: أحسب أن الكارحة والكارخة حلق الإنسان أو بعض ما يكون في الحلق منه.
Ibn Durayd said: I believe that al-kāriḥah and al-kārikha refer to the human throat or some part within it.