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كحث

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes the action of scooping or gathering something, particularly wealth, with one's hands. It implies a direct, manual acquisition of resources.

Derived headwords

كَحَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to scoopboth

    To scoop or gather something, especially wealth, with one's hands.

كَحْثnoun
  1. 1.
    scoopingclassical

    The act of scooping or gathering with the hands.

Parallel reading

كحث له من المال، كمنع: غرف له بيديه منه.
He scooped for himself from the wealth, like he scooped from it with his hands.