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القحدة

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the hump of a camel, its origin, or a specific part of it. It also extends to terms for large female camels, a unique individual without siblings or offspring, and a specific anatomical term.

Derived headwords

القحدةnoun
  1. 1.
    origin of the humpclassical

    The origin or base of the camel's hump.

  2. 2.
    humpclassical

    The hump of a camel.

  3. 3.
    part of the humpclassical

    The part of the hump situated between the two fleshy parts of the camel's rear.

المقحدةnoun
  1. 1.
    origin of the humpclassical

    Similar to 'al-qahdah', referring to the origin or base of the camel's hump.

قحادnoun
  1. 1.
    humpsclassical

    Plural of 'al-qahdah', referring to the humps of camels.

أقحدnoun
  1. 1.
    humpsclassical

    Another plural form of 'al-qahdah', referring to the humps of camels.

وقحدverb
  1. 1.
    to have a humpclassical

    To possess a hump, or for one's hump to become large.

ناقة قحدةadjective
  1. 1.
    large-humped camelclassical

    A female camel that is large, particularly in reference to its hump.

مقحادadjective
  1. 1.
    large-humped camelclassical

    A female camel that is large, particularly in reference to its hump; synonymous with 'nāqah qahdah'.

مقاحيدnoun
  1. 1.
    large female camelsclassical

    Plural of 'miqḥād', referring to large female camels.

قاحدother
  1. 1.
    followerclassical

    A term used as an 'itbāʿ' (a word that follows another for emphasis or completion), its specific meaning in this context is unclear without further context.

بنو قحادةname
  1. 1.
    Banu Qahadahclassical

    A tribal name, referring to a lineage or clan.

القحاديةname
  1. 1.
    Al-Qahadiyyahclassical

    A nisbah (attribution) indicating origin from the tribe Banu Qahadah.

ككتانadjective
  1. 1.
    uniqueclassical

    An individual who has no siblings or offspring; unique or solitary.

القمحدوةnoun
  1. 1.
    forehead boneclassical

    The frontal bone of the skull; the forehead.

Parallel reading

القحدة، محركة: أصل السنام، كالمقحدة، أو السنام، أو ما بين المأنتين منه، ج: قحاد وأقحد.
Al-qahdah, with harakah: the origin of the hump, like al-miqḥadah, or the hump itself, or what is between its two fleshy parts, pl: qahād and aqḥad.
وقحد، كمنع: صار له قحدة، أو عظمت قحدته.
And waqḥada, like manaʿa: he came to have a hump, or his hump became large.
وناقة قحدة، بالفتح، ومقحاد: كبيرتها، ج: مقاحيد.
And a nāqah qahdah, with fatḥah, and miqḥād: a large female camel, pl: maqāḥīd.
وبنو قحادة، كثمامة: قبيلة، منهم: أم يزيد القحادية، أحد فرسان بني يربوع.
And Banu Qahadah, like thumāmah: a tribe, among them: Umm Yazīd al-Qahadiyyah, one of the knights of Banu Yarbuʿ.
وككتان: الفرد الذي لا أخ له ولا ولد.
And ka-kuttān: the individual who has no sibling and no offspring.
والقمحدوة: رباعية.
And al-qumḥudwah: the frontal bone.