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الكح

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of dryness, specifically in the context of the throat or mouth. It also extends to describe elderly or aged animals, particularly camels and women.

Derived headwords

الكُحّnoun
  1. 1.
    Drynessboth

    Dryness, particularly of the throat or mouth.

قَحّadjective
  1. 1.
    Dryboth

    Dry, referring to a condition of dryness.

كُحّnoun
  1. 1.
    Drynessboth

    Dryness, specifically of the throat.

كُحّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Drynessboth

    A state of dryness, often referring to the throat.

أم كُحّةname
  1. 1.
    Umm Kuhhaclassical

    A woman named Umm Kuhha, in whose case religious ordinances were revealed.

الكَحْكَحadjective
  1. 1.
    Very old (woman)classical

    An extremely old, decrepit woman.

  2. 2.
    Aged (she-camel)classical

    An old, aged she-camel.

الكُحْحnoun
  1. 1.
    Very old womenclassical

    A plural noun referring to extremely old, decrepit women.

Parallel reading

الكح، بالضم: القح.
Al-kuhh, with dammah: al-qahh.
عربي كح، وعربية كحة.
An Arab man is kuhh, and an Arab woman is kuhhah.
وأم كحة: امرأة نزلت في شأنها الفرائض.
And Umm Kuhha: a woman in whose case the ordinances were revealed.
والكحكح، كهدهد وسمسم: العجوز الهرمة، والناقة المسنة.
And al-kahkah, like hudhud and simsim: the decrepit old woman, and the aged she-camel.
والكحح، بضمتين: العجائز الهرمات.
And al-kuhuh, with two dammahs: the decrepit old women.