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كثحم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes something that is thick, dense, and possibly short or curly. It is primarily used to describe hair, particularly beards, and by extension, can refer to anything that is bushy or dense.

Derived headwords

كَثْحَمadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, dense (beard)both

    Describing a beard that is thick, dense, and possibly short and curly.

كَثْحَمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, dense (beard)both

    An adjective describing a beard that is thick, dense, and possibly short and curly.

كَثِيثَةadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, dense, bushyboth

    Describing something, especially hair or a beard, that is thick, dense, and bushy.

كَثِيثadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, dense, bushyboth

    Describing something, especially hair or a beard, that is thick, dense, and bushy.

Parallel reading

رجل كثحم اللحية
A man with a thick-bearded beard.
ولحية كثحمة
And a beard that is thick.
وهي التي كثفت وقصرت وجعدت
Which is that it is thick, short, and curly.
ومثلها الكثة
And similar to it is 'al-kaththa'.