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قحز

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root قحز primarily denotes sudden, agitated movement, often associated with falling, leaping, or distress. It extends to meanings of disturbance, anxiety, and even destruction or a specific ailment. The concept of a projectile's trajectory is also linked.

Derived headwords

قَحَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to leap, to jumpboth

    To move suddenly and quickly, often with an upward or forward motion.

  2. 2.
    to be agitated, restlessboth

    To experience a state of unease, anxiety, or physical disturbance.

  3. 3.
    to fallboth

    To descend suddenly from a height or position.

  4. 4.
    to be struck down, ruinedclassical

    To be destroyed, incapacitated, or brought to ruin.

قَحَزَ يَقْحَزُverb
  1. 1.
    to be agitated and leapboth

    To exhibit both restlessness and sudden movement.

قَحْزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    agitation, restlessnessboth

    The state of being disturbed, anxious, or physically uneasy.

  2. 2.
    leaping, jumpingboth

    The act of making a sudden leap or jump.

  3. 3.
    fallingboth

    The act of falling.

قَحَزَ عَن ظَهْرِ البَعِيرِverb
  1. 1.
    to fall from a camel's backboth

    To dismount or be thrown off from a camel.

قُحُوزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    fallingboth

    The act of falling, especially from a height.

قَحَزَ السَّهْمُverb
  1. 1.
    the arrow fellboth

    The arrow landed, specifically in front of the archer.

قَاحِزٌadjective
  1. 1.
    agitated, restlessboth

    Characterized by unease, anxiety, or disturbed movement.

  2. 2.
    fallen, like the deadclassical

    Describing someone who has fallen and appears lifeless.

قَاحِزَاتُ القَحْزِnoun
  1. 1.
    hardships, severe mattersclassical

    Difficult or distressing circumstances.

قَحَزَ الكَلْبُ بِبَوْلِهِverb
  1. 1.
    the dog urinatedclassical

    To urinate, similar to the verb 'kazaha'.

قَحَزَهُ غَيْرُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cause someone to fallclassical

    To make someone fall or be thrown down.

تَقْحِيزٌnoun
  1. 1.
    threat, evilclassical

    A warning of harm or misfortune; malevolent intent.

  2. 2.
    causing to fallclassical

    The act of making someone fall or be thrown down.

قُحَازٌnoun
  1. 1.
    a disease of sheepclassical

    A specific ailment that affects sheep.

قَحَزَ الرَّجُلُverb
  1. 1.
    the man fellclassical

    The man fell, appearing as if dead.

قَحَزَ الرَّجُلُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to destroy someoneclassical

    To cause someone's ruin or destruction.

قَحَزَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    destructionclassical

    The state of being ruined or destroyed.

القَاحِزُnoun
  1. 1.
    a soaring arrowclassical

    An arrow that flies high into the sky from the bow.

قَحَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to be agitatedboth

    To be in a state of restlessness or disturbance.

قَحَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to leapboth

    To make a sudden jump.

قَحَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to fallboth

    To descend suddenly.

Parallel reading

القحز: الوثب والقلق.
Al-qahzu: leaping and restlessness.
قحز يقحز قحزا: قلق ووثب واضطرب؛
Qahaza yaqhazu qahzan: he was restless, leaped, and was agitated;
إذا تنزى قاحزات القحز يعني شدائد الأمور.
When the severe matters of hardship arise, meaning difficult affairs.
أما إني بت أقحز البارحة أي أنزى وأقلق من الخوف.
As for me, I spent last night restless, meaning leaping and agitated from fear.
ما زلت الليلة أقحز كأني على الجمر
I spent the night restless, as if I were on embers
وهو رجل قاحز.
And he is a restless man.
وقحز الرجل، فهو قاحز إذا سقط شبه الميت.
And the man fell, so he is qahiz if he fell like the dead.
وقحز الرجل عن ظهر البعير يقحز قحوزا: سقط.
And the man fell from the back of the camel, he falls qahuzan: he fell.
وقحز السهم يقحز قحزا: وقع بين يدي الرامي.
And the arrow fell yaqhazu qahzan: it landed in front of the archer.
والقاحز: السهم الطامح عن كبد القوس ذاهبا في السماء.
And al-qahiz: the arrow soaring from the center of the bow, going into the sky.
يقال: لشد ما قحز سهمك أي شخص.
It is said: How your arrow shot forth, meaning it flew.
وقحز الكلب ببوله يقحز قحزا: كقزح.
And the dog urinated with its urine yaqhazu qahzan: like qazaha.
وقحز الرجل يقحزه قحزا وقحوزا وقحزانا: أهلكه.
And the man destroyed him yaqhizuhu qahzan wa quhuzan wa qahzanan: he destroyed him.
والتقحيز: الوعيد والشر، وهو من ذلك.
And al-taqheez: the threat and evil, and it is from that.
والقحاز: داء يصيب الغنم.
And al-qahaz: a disease that afflicts sheep.
ضربته فقحز؛
I struck him and he fell;
تنفي التراب بقاحز معرورف يعني خروج الدم باستنان.
Expelling dust with a flowing discharge, meaning the exit of blood with a streak.
وقحزه غيره تقحيزا أي نزاه.
And another caused him to fall, taqheezan, meaning to make him fall.