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قحذم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes falling headlong, plunging, or entering forcefully. It can refer to a person falling down, a house being entered, or the act of descending rapidly, often with a sense of uncontrolled motion.

Derived headwords

تَقَحْذَمَverb
  1. 1.
    fall downboth

    To fall down prostrate or collapse.

  2. 2.
    enterclassical

    To enter a place, such as a house.

القَحْذَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    falling headlongclassical

    The act of falling headlong or plunging downwards.

التَقَحْذُمnoun
  1. 1.
    falling headlongclassical

    The act of falling headlong or plunging downwards.

تَدَحْلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    tumble downclassical

    To tumble or roll down, especially into a well or from a mountain.

Parallel reading

تقحذم الرجل: وقع منصرعا.
The man fell down: he fell prostrate.
وتقحذم البيت: دخله.
And the house entered: it was entered.
والقحذمة والتقحذم: الهوي على الرأس؛
And al-qahdhama and al-taqahdhum: falling headlong;
كم من عدو زال أو تدحلما،
How many an enemy has passed away or tumbled down,
كأنه في هوة تقحذما
as if he were plunging into an abyss.
تدحلم إذا تدهور في بئر أو من جبل.
He tumbles down if he falls into a well or from a mountain.