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قمحد

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the back of the head, specifically the prominent part of the skull at the nape. It describes the occipital protuberance and the area just above the neck.

Derived headwords

القَمَحْدَوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    occipital protuberanceboth

    The prominent, raised part of the skull at the back of the head, above the nape.

  2. 2.
    nape of the neckclassical

    The area at the back of the neck, specifically the upper part of the occiput.

القَمَاحِدnoun
  1. 1.
    occipital protuberancesclassical

    The plural form of 'al-qamḥadwah', referring to multiple prominent parts of the back of the head.

القَمَحْدَوَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    occipital protuberancesclassical

    Another plural form of 'al-qamḥadwah', referring to the prominent parts of the back of the head.

القَمَاحِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    occipital protuberancesclassical

    A further plural form of 'al-qamḥadwah', referring to the prominent parts of the back of the head.

Parallel reading

الهنة الناشزة فوق القفا، وهي بين الذؤابة والقفا منحدرة عن الهامة إذا استلقى الرجل أصابت الأرض من رأسه
The prominent part above the nape, which is between the crown and the nape, descending from the crown of the head; if a man lies on his back, it touches the ground from his head.
فإن يقبلوا نطعن ثغور نحورهم، ... وإن يدبروا نضرب أعالي القماحد
If they advance, we strike the openings of their throats; ... and if they retreat, we strike the tops of their occiputs.
والقمحدوة أيضا: أعلى القذال
And 'al-qamḥadwah' also means: the upper part of the occiput.
صحت الواو في قمحدوة لأن الإعراب لم يقع فيها وليست بطرف، فيكون من باب عرقوة
The 'waw' in 'qamḥadwah' is sound because the case ending did not fall upon it, and it is not at the edge, so it is from the pattern of 'ʿirqwah'.
القمحدوة ما أشرف على القفا من عظم الرأس والهامة فوقها، والقذال دونها مما يلي المقد
'Al-qamḥadwah' is what overlooks the nape from the bone of the head, and the crown is above it, while the occiput is below it, closer to the forehead.
القمحدوة مؤخر القذال وهي صفحة ما بين الذؤابة وفأس القفا
'Al-qamḥadwah' is the back of the occiput, and it is the side between the crown and the base of the nape.