قوه

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to milk that has a slightly altered taste, often with a hint of sweetness. It also extends to a type of fine, white fabric originating from a specific region, and to a man who is prosperous or living a comfortable life.

Derived headwords

القوهةnoun

1.
sweetish milkclassical
Milk that has a taste of sweetness, possibly due to a slight change or the addition of something from a curdled skin.

فوهةnoun

1.
sweetish milk (variant)classical
A variant reading for 'القوهة', referring to milk with a sweetish taste. The text notes this is likely a scribal error (tashif).

القوهةnoun

1.
slightly altered milkclassical
Milk whose taste has slightly changed, retaining a hint of sweetness.

القوهيnoun

1.
fine white fabricclassical
A type of white fabric, described as being of Persian origin or associated with the region of Quhistan.

القوهيةadjective

1.
of Quhistanclassical
An adjective referring to something made in or originating from Quhistan, specifically used here to describe fabrics.

القاهيadjective

1.
prosperous manclassical
A man who is prosperous, well-provided for, or wealthy, especially in the context of his household or provisions.

قاهadjective

1.
prosperous lifeclassical
Referring to a life of ease, comfort, and abundance; a state of prosperity.

قاهيونnoun

1.
prosperous peopleclassical
Plural form referring to people living a prosperous or comfortable life.

Parallel reading

القوهة: اللبن الذي فيه طعم الحلاوة

Al-quhuwwah: The milk that has a taste of sweetness.

ورواه الليث فوهة، بالفاء، وهو تصحيف.

And Al-Layth narrated it as 'fuwwah', with a 'fa', and it is a scribal error.

قال أبو عمرو القوهة اللبن الذي يلقى عليه من سقاء رائب شيء ويروب؛

Abu Amr said: Al-quhuwwah is milk onto which something from a curdled skin is thrown and it curdles.

والحذر والقوهة والسديفا

And al-hadhar, and al-quhuwwah, and al-sudayfa.

القوهة اللبن إذا تغير طعمه قليلا وفيه حلاوة

Al-quhuwwah is milk when its taste has slightly changed and it has sweetness.

والقوهي: ضرب من الثياب بيض، فارسي.

And al-quhuwwi: A type of white clothing, Persian.

الثياب القوهية معروفة منسوبة إلى قوهستان

Al-quhuwwiyyah garments are known, attributed to Quhistan.

من القهز والقوهي بيض المقانع

From al-qahz and al-quhuwwi are white veils.

وتحتـه ... قميص من القوهي، بيض بنائقه

And beneath it... a shirt of al-quhuwwi, white in its patterns.

القاهي الرجل المخصب في رحله.

Al-qahi is the man made prosperous in his journey/provisions.

وإنه لفي عيش قاه أي رفيه

And indeed he is in a prosperous life, meaning abundant.

وهم قاهيون.

And they are people of prosperity.