القمح

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root القمح (al-qamḥ) primarily relates to wheat and grain, but extends to concepts of resistance, stubbornness, and withholding. It also encompasses terms for severe cold and specific anatomical parts of an animal's head.

Derived headwords

القَمْحnoun

1.
Wheatboth
The primary meaning of the root, referring to the grain wheat.
2.
Grainclassical
A general term for grain, often used interchangeably with wheat.

قَمَحَverb

1.
To resist drinkingclassical
When a camel lifts its head at the water trough and refuses to drink.
2.
To withholdclassical
To push someone away with a little, when they are owed much.

قَمْحاًnoun

1.
Resistance at the troughclassical
The act of a camel lifting its head and refusing to drink.
2.
Stubbornnessclassical
A general term for stubbornness or resistance.

اقْتَمَحَverb

1.
To drink (wine)classical
To drink wine.
2.
To become ripe (grain)classical
For grain to become ripe and mature.

قَمِيحَةnoun

1.
Digestive aidclassical
A type of digestive aid or appetizer, like a 'jawarish'.

قَمْحَةnoun

1.
Mouthful of grainclassical
The amount of grain that fills one's mouth.
2.
Saffronclassical
A name for saffron, or a substance like 'dharira' that is put on wine.

قَمْحَانnoun

1.
Saffronclassical
A name for saffron, or a substance like 'dharira' that is put on wine.
2.
Yellow dyeclassical
A yellow dye, possibly referring to 'al-wars'.

قَمُوحاًnoun

1.
Stubborn refusalclassical
The act of lifting one's head at the water trough and refusing to drink.

تَقَمَّحَverb

1.
To resist drinkingclassical
To lift one's head at the water trough and refuse to drink.

انْقَمَحَverb

1.
To resist drinkingclassical
To lift one's head at the water trough and refuse to drink.

قَامِحadjective

1.
Resistant (camel)classical
A camel that lifts its head at the water trough and refuses to drink.

قَوَارِعnoun

1.
Camels refusing waterclassical
Plural of 'qāmiḥ', referring to camels that refuse water.

قَامَحَتْverb

1.
To refuse water (camels)classical
When camels come to water but do not drink due to illness or cold.

مُقَامِحadjective

1.
Refusing water (female camel)classical
A female camel that refuses to drink water.

مُقَامَحَةnoun

1.
Refusal of water (camels)classical
The state of camels refusing to drink water.

أَقْمَحَverb

1.
To lift head, lower eyesclassical
To lift one's head and lower one's gaze.
2.
To be haughtyclassical
To be arrogant or haughty, indicated by lifting the nose.
3.
To mature (grain)classical
For the ear of grain to fill with flour.
4.
To hold head high (prisoner)classical
For a captive to hold their head high due to distress.

قَمَاحnoun

1.
Severe coldclassical
The most intense period of cold, referring to two specific months.

قَمْحَىnoun

1.
Collarboneclassical
The collarbone or the bone at the base of the neck.

قَمْحَاةnoun

1.
Collarboneclassical
The collarbone or the bone at the base of the neck.

قَمْحَانَةnoun

1.
Nape of the neckclassical
The area between the 'qumhdawa' (part of the skull) and the nape of the neck.

تَقْمِيحnoun

1.
Withholdingclassical
The act of pushing someone away with a little when they are owed much.

قَامِحadjective

1.
Averse to waterclassical
One who dislikes or refuses water for any reason.
2.
Extremely thirsty (camel)classical
A camel that is intensely thirsty to the point of exhaustion.

اقْتِمَاحnoun

1.
Drinking wineclassical
The act of drinking wine.

Parallel reading

القمح: البر.

Wheat: the grain.

قمحه، كسمعه: استفه، كاقتمحه.

To qamaḥahu, like sama'ahu: to drink it, like iqtamahahu.

والقميحة: الجوارش.

And al-qamīḥah: digestive aids.

والقمحة، بالضم: ملء الفم منه.

And al-qumḥah, with dammah: a mouthful of it.

والقمحان، كعنفوان، وتفتح الميم: الورس، أو كالذريرة يعلو الخمر، والزعفران، كالقمحة، بالضم في الكل.

And al-qumḥān, like 'unfawān, and with fatḥah on the mim: al-wars, or like al-dharīrah that is put on wine, and saffron, like al-qumḥah, with dammah in all of them.

وقمح البعير قموحا: رفع رأسه عند الحوض، وامتنع من الشرب، كتقمح وانقمح، فهو قامح، ج: كركع.

And a camel qamaḥa qamūḥan: it lifted its head at the trough and refused to drink, like taqammaḥa and inqamaḥa, so it is qāmiḥ, plural: karaka'.

وقامحت إبلك: وردت فلم تشرب لداء أو برد، وهي ناقة مقامح وإبل مقامحة.

And your camels qāmaḥat: they came to water but did not drink due to illness or cold, and it is a female camel maqāmiḥ and camels maqāmaḥah.

وأقمح: رفع رأسه، وغض بصره، و بأنفه: شمخ، و السنبل: جرى فيه الدقيق، و الغل الأسير: ترك رأسه مرفوعا لضيقه.

And aqmaḥa: he lifted his head and lowered his gaze, and with his nose: he was haughty, and the ear of grain: the flour ran in it, and the captive's neck: he left his head raised due to his distress.

وشهرا قماح، قماح، ككتاب وغراب: أشد ما يكون من البرد.

And two months of qimāḥ, qimāḥ, like kitāb and ghurāb: the most intense of the cold.

والقمحى والقمحاة، بكسرهما: الفيشة.

And al-qumḥā and al-qumḥāh, with kasrah in both: the collarbone.

والقمحانة، بالكسر: ما بين القمحدوة ونقرة القفا.

And al-qumḥānah, with kasrah: what is between the qumḥudwah and the nape of the neck.

وقمحه تقميحا: دفعه بالقليل عن كثير يجب له.

And qamaḥahu taqmīḥan: he pushed him away with a little when much was due to him.

والقامح: الكاره للماء لأية علة كانت، و من الإبل: ما اشتد عطشه حتى فتر شديدا، واقتمح البر: صار قمحا نضيجا، و النبيذ: شربه.

And al-qāmiḥ: one who dislikes water for any reason, and among camels: one whose thirst intensified until it became severely weak, and iqtamaḥa al-barr: the grain became ripe, and al-nabīdh: he drank it.