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الكدب

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes whiteness, particularly as a mark or blemish on the skin or nails. It can also refer to a pale or whitish color in blood, suggesting a diluted or affected state.

Derived headwords

الكَدَبnoun
  1. 1.
    whiteness on nailsclassical

    A white mark or spot found on the fingernails or toenails of young people.

الكُدْبnoun
  1. 1.
    whiteness on nailsclassical

    A white mark or spot found on the fingernails or toenails of young people.

الكِدْبnoun
  1. 1.
    whiteness on nailsclassical

    A white mark or spot found on the fingernails or toenails of young people.

بَهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    whiteness (on nails)classical

    The white mark or spot on the nails, used as a singular form for الكَدَب.

الكَدِيباءnoun
  1. 1.
    whiteness (on nails)classical

    A white mark or spot on the nails, similar to الكَدَب.

المَكْدُوبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pure white womanclassical

    A woman who is exceptionally pure white in complexion.

كدبverb
  1. 1.
    to be whiteclassical

    To have a white appearance or mark, particularly referring to the whiteness on nails.

Parallel reading

البياض في أظفار الأحداث
The whiteness in the nails of young people.
الواحدة بهاء
The singular form is 'bahā'.
كالكديباء
Like al-kadībā'.
المكدوبة: المرأة النقية البياض
Al-makdūbah: the woman of pure whiteness.
بدم كدب
with blood tending towards white.
أي: ضارب إلى البياض
Meaning: tending towards whiteness.
كأنه دم قد أثر في قميصه فلحقته أعراضه كالنقش عليه
As if it were blood that had left a mark on his shirt, and its effects appeared on it like an inscription.