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القمهد

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes negative qualities related to origin and appearance, such as baseness and ugliness. It also extends to concepts of steadfastness and a specific type of trembling in young birds.

Derived headwords

القَمْهَدُadjective
  1. 1.
    lowly originclassical

    Describing someone of base or ignoble lineage.

  2. 2.
    ugly facedclassical

    Possessing an unattractive or repulsive facial appearance.

القُمْهَدُadjective
  1. 1.
    steadfastclassical

    One who is settled and does not move from a place; persistent.

اقمهدَّverb
  1. 1.
    to raise headclassical

    To lift one's head, often implying pride or defiance.

  2. 2.
    to stay in placeclassical

    To remain settled or established in a location.

اقمهادnoun
  1. 1.
    tremblingclassical

    A state of slight trembling or quivering, specifically observed in a young bird when being fed.

Parallel reading

اللَّئِيمُ الْأَصْلِ
of lowly origin
الْقَبِيحُ الْوَجْهِ
ugly faced
بِالضَّمِّ: الْمُقِيمُ الَّذِي لَا يَبْرَحُ
and with dammah: the one who stays, who does not leave.
وَاقْمَهَدَّ: رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ
And iqmahadda: he raised his head.
وَ بِالْمَكَانِ: أَقَامَ
And in the place: he stayed.
وَ هُوَ شِبْهُ ارْتِعَادٍ فِي الْفَرْخِ إِذَا زُقَّ
And it is like a trembling in the chick when it is fed.