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فحد

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to singularity, uniqueness, and being alone. It describes a person who is without siblings or offspring, and by extension, something that is solitary or unique.

Derived headwords

فَاحِدadjective
  1. 1.
    unique, singularboth

    Describing a person who is alone, without siblings or children.

قَاحِدadjective
  1. 1.
    solitary, uniqueclassical

    Referring to a person who is alone, without siblings or children. It can also describe something solitary or unique.

  2. 2.
    solitary, uniqueclassical

    Used to describe a solitary or unique entity, possibly derived from the hump of a camel.

قُحْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hump of a camelclassical

    The hump of a camel, which is a singular, prominent feature.

Parallel reading

واحد فاحد
one, unique
القحاد الرجل الفرد الذي لا أخ له ولا ولد
Al-Qahad is the solitary man who has no brother and no son.
يقال: واحد قاحد صاخد وهو الصنبور
It is said: 'one, solitary, unique' which is the faucet/spout.
كأنه مأخوذ من قحدة السنام وهو أصله
as if it is derived from the hump of the camel, and that is its origin.