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قهز

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of woolen fabric, possibly mixed with silk, originating from Persia. It is described as white and sometimes compared to fine hair or dust.

Derived headwords

القَهْزnoun
  1. 1.
    woolen fabricboth

    A type of woolen fabric, similar to that made from sheep's wool, sometimes mixed with silk. It is described as white.

  2. 2.
    Persian fabricclassical

    Specifically, a type of fabric whose name is derived from Persian, meaning 'Khezaneh'.

القَهْزِيnoun
  1. 1.
    woolen fabricboth

    A type of woolen fabric, similar to that made from sheep's wool, sometimes mixed with silk. It is described as white.

القُهْزnoun
  1. 1.
    woolen fabricboth

    A type of woolen fabric, similar to that made from sheep's wool, sometimes mixed with silk. It is described as white.

القُوهِيnoun
  1. 1.
    white fabricclassical

    A type of white fabric, possibly related to 'qahz', mentioned in conjunction with it.

Parallel reading

القهز والقهز والقهزي: ضرب من الثياب تتخذ من صوف كالمرعزى
Al-qahz, al-qahz, and al-qahzi: a type of garment made from wool like that of sheep.
هي ثياب صوف كالمرعزى وربما خالطها حرير
They are woolen garments like sheep's wool, and sometimes silk is mixed with them.
وقيل: هو القز بعينه وأصله بالفارسية كهزانه
And it was said: it is silk itself, and its origin is Persian, 'khezaneh'.
وقد يشبه الشعر والعفاء به
And fine hair and dust are sometimes likened to it.
وادرت من قهزها سرابلا أطار عنها الخرق الرعابلا
And I wore from its qahz garments, which the tattered rags flew off from.
يصف حمر الوحش يقول: سقط عنها العفاء ونبت تحته شعر لين
Describing wild asses, he says: the dust fell off them, and soft hair grew beneath it.
القهز والقهز ثياب بيض يخالطها حرير
Al-qahz and al-qahz are white garments mixed with silk.
من الزرق أو صقع كأن رؤوسها من القهز والقوهي، بيض المقانع
Of the blue or of a dark color, as if their heads were of al-qahz and al-quhi, white veils.
كأن لون القهز في خصورها
As if the color of al-qahz was on their waists.
والقبطري البيض في تأزيرها
And the white al-qubtari in their girdles.
أن رجلا أتاه وعليه ثوب من قهز ، هو من ذلك
A man came to him wearing a garment of qahz; it is from that.