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الكردح

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes physical attributes and actions, including old age, robustness, speed, shortness, and rolling or falling movements. It also encompasses specific gaits and a sense of subservience or self-diminishment.

Derived headwords

الكَرْدَحnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    An elderly female, an old woman.

  2. 2.
    robust manclassical

    A strong, sturdy, or robust man.

الكُرْدَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    swift runnerclassical

    Someone who runs quickly or is fast in their gait.

الكَرْدَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rollingmodern

    The act of rolling or tumbling.

الكُرْدَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    short personclassical

    A person who is short in stature.

تكَرْدَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to rollmodern

    To move by rolling over and over.

  2. 2.
    to tumblemodern

    To fall or roll in a clumsy or uncontrolled manner.

كَرْدَحَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downclassical

    To cause someone to fall or be thrown down forcefully.

  2. 2.
    to fellclassical

    To strike down or knock over.

الكَرْدَحَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    type of walkclassical

    A specific manner or style of walking, characterized by a certain gait.

المُكَرْدِحadjective
  1. 1.
    subservientclassical

    One who acts in a self-diminishing or subservient manner, showing humility or meekness.

  2. 2.
    meekclassical

    Showing a lack of spirit or assertiveness; humble or submissive.

Parallel reading

الكردح، بالكسر: العجوز
Al-Kardah (with kasra): the old woman.
والرجل الصلب
And the robust man.
والكرداح: السريع العدو
And Al-Kurdah (with fatha): the swift runner.
والاسم: الكردحة
And the noun is: Al-Kardahah.
والكرداح، بالضم: القصير
And Al-Kurdaah (with damma): the short person.
وتكردح: تدحرج
And takardaha: to roll.
وتكرتح
And to tumble.
وكردحه: صرعه
And kardahahu: to throw him down.
والكردحاء، وقياسه القصر: ضرب من المشي
And Al-Kardahaa', and its measure is short: a type of walking.
والمكردح، بفتح الدال: المتذلل المتصاغر
And Al-Mukardih (with fatha on the dal): the self-diminishing, the meek.