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قنحه

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns actions related to bending, hooking, or manipulating objects, particularly with a curved tool. It extends to the idea of satiation, especially in drinking, and the repair or adjustment of mechanisms.

Derived headwords

قَنَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to bend with a hookboth

    To bend or curve something using a hook or a curved tool, like a shepherd's crook.

قُنِحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be satiated (drinking)both

    To be fully satisfied or sated with drinking, to the point of raising one's head.

  2. 2.
    to be forced to drinkclassical

    To be compelled or made to drink.

تَقَنَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be satiated (drinking)both

    To be fully satisfied or sated with drinking, to the point of raising one's head.

  2. 2.
    to be forced to drinkclassical

    To be compelled or made to drink.

أَقْنَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to hook and lift woodclassical

    To hook a piece of wood and lift it using the hook.

قَنَاحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    crooked keyclassical

    A long, crooked key or a tool with a hook.

تَقْنِيحnoun
  1. 1.
    repairing a doorclassical

    The act of repairing or adjusting a door, likely referring to its mechanism or latch.

Parallel reading

عطفه بالمحجن
He bent it with the hook.
و الشارب: روي فرفع رأسه ريا
And the drinker: he was satiated and raised his head in fullness.
وتكاره على الشرب
And he was forced to drink.
ونحت خشبة ورفعه بها
And he carved a piece of wood and lifted it with it.
والقناحة، كالرمانة: مفتاح معوج طويل
And the qanaha, like the pomegranate: a long, crooked key.
وقنحت الباب تقنيحا: أصلحت ذلك عليه
And he repaired the door, repairing it: he fixed that upon it.