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الكثحة

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of gathering, collecting, and grouping, often in a non-numerous or moderate sense. It also extends to actions of striking, scattering, and uncovering.

Derived headwords

الكثحةnoun
  1. 1.
    small groupboth

    A group of people that is not numerous.

تكاثحواverb
  1. 1.
    fought each otherclassical

    They fought each other with swords.

وتكاثحوا بالسيوف: تكافحوا — and they fought each other with swords
كثحverb
  1. 1.
    uncoveredclassical

    To uncover or reveal something, particularly from behind.

  2. 2.
    scatteredclassical

    To scatter or disperse something, like dust blown by the wind.

  3. 3.
    gatheredclassical

    To gather or collect something.

  4. 4.
    scatteredclassical

    To scatter or disperse something, the opposite of gathering.

كثح عن استه، كمنع: كشف — he uncovered his backside
و الريح عليه التراب: سفته — and the wind scattered dust upon him
و من المال ما شاء: كسح — and he took whatever he wished of wealth
و الشيء: جمعه، وفرقه، ضد — and the thing: he gathered it, and scattered it, the opposite
تكثحverb
  1. 1.
    struck with pebblesclassical

    To strike or hit with small stones or pebbles.

وتكثح بالحصى: تضرب به — and he struck with pebbles

Parallel reading

الكثحة من الناس: جماعة غير كثيرة.
A Kathḥah of people: a group that is not numerous.
وتكاثحوا بالسيوف: تكافحوا.
And they fought each other with swords: they struggled against each other.
كثح عن استه، كمنع: كشف
He uncovered his backside, as in 'man'a'.
و الريح عليه التراب: سفته
And the wind scattered dust upon him.
و من المال ما شاء: كسح
And he took whatever he wished of wealth.
و الشيء: جمعه، وفرقه، ضد
And the thing: he gathered it, and scattered it, the opposite.
وتكثح بالحصى: تضرب به
And he struck with pebbles: he hit with them.