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قهس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific gait characterized by speed and a stooped or bent posture. It can also refer to a person who is tall and large, with some related terms suggesting variations in pronunciation for the same meaning.

Derived headwords

القَهُوسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A fast gaitboth

    A manner of walking that involves speed.

يَتَقَهَّوْسُverb
  1. 1.
    To walk stoopedclassical

    He walks in a bent or stooped manner, moving with agitation.

قَهْوَسname
  1. 1.
    Nameclassical

    A proper name.

رجلٌ قَهْوَسadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall and large manboth

    A man who is tall and large in stature.

Parallel reading

القهوسة: مشية فيها سرعة.
Al-qahwasa: a gait that involves speed.
وجاء يتقهوس إذا جاء منحنيا يضطرب.
And he came yataqahwasu if he came stooped and agitated.
قهوس: اسم.
Qahwas: a name.
ورجل قهوس: طويل ضخم، مثل السهوق والسوهق.
And a man qahwas: tall and large, like al-sahūq and al-sawhaq.
قال شمر: الألفاظ الثلاثة بمعنى واحد في الطول والضخم، والكلمة واحدة إلا أنها قدمت وأخرت، كما قالوا عقاب عبنقاة وعقنباة وبعنقاة.
Shammr said: The three terms have one meaning in tallness and largeness, and the word is one except that it was presented and delayed, as they said 'uqāb 'abnaqāh and 'uqanbāh and ba'naqāh.