كرمح

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes a specific type of slow, heavy, or stumbling gait. It denotes a gait that is not swift or agile, implying difficulty or reluctance in movement.

Derived headwords

الكَرْمَحَةnoun

1.
Slow, stumbling gaitclassical
A gait characterized by slowness and heaviness, as if one is struggling to move forward.

الكُرْتَحَةnoun

1.
Slow, stumbling gaitclassical
Synonymous with الكرمحة, referring to a slow and heavy manner of walking or running.

كَرْمَحَverb

1.
To walk heavilyclassical
To move with a slow, heavy, and perhaps stumbling gait.

كَرْمَحْنَاverb

1.
We walked heavilyclassical
The past tense, first-person plural form of كَرْمَحَ, indicating that 'we' walked with a slow and heavy gait.

Parallel reading

الكرمحة والكرتحة: عدو دون الكردمة.

Al-karmah and al-kurtahah: a run less than al-kardamah (a swift run).

كرمحنا في آثار القوم: عدونا عدو المتثاقل.

We ran heavily in the tracks of the people: we ran a run like that of one who is slow or heavy.