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الكود

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of near-completion or almost doing something, often implying prevention or a lack of actual accomplishment. It also extends to meanings of approaching, intending, and gathering.

Derived headwords

كَادَverb
  1. 1.
    to almost doboth

    To be on the verge of doing something, to nearly accomplish an action.

  2. 2.
    to approachboth

    To come near to doing something, often used in a context of near-completion.

كَوْدnoun
  1. 1.
    preventionclassical

    The act of preventing or hindering something from happening.

كَادَ يَكَادُverb
  1. 1.
    to almost doboth

    To be on the verge of doing something, to nearly accomplish an action.

كَادَverb
  1. 1.
    to almost doboth

    To be on the verge of doing something, to nearly accomplish an action.

مَكَادَnoun
  1. 1.
    nearness to actionclassical

    The state of being close to performing an action, often implying it did not happen.

مَكَادَةnoun
  1. 1.
    nearness to actionclassical

    The state of being close to performing an action, often implying it did not happen.

يَكَادُverb
  1. 1.
    to almost doboth

    To be on the verge of doing something, to nearly accomplish an action.

أَرَادَverb
  1. 1.
    to intendboth

    To have in mind to do something, to desire or wish to do.

يُرَادُverb
  1. 1.
    to be intendedboth

    To be desired or wished for; to be the object of intention.

يَكُودُverb
  1. 1.
    to be difficultclassical

    To be arduous or difficult; to present a challenge.

يَجُودُverb
  1. 1.
    to be generousboth

    To be liberal with one's possessions or abilities; to give freely.

اِكْوَأَدَّverb
  1. 1.
    to grow oldclassical

    To become advanced in age; to show signs of aging.

  2. 2.
    to trembleclassical

    To shake involuntarily, often due to weakness or fear.

كُودَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heap of earthboth

    A pile or mound formed from gathered earth or similar material.

أَكْوَادnoun
  1. 1.
    heaps of earthboth

    Plural of 'kudah', referring to multiple piles or mounds of earth.

كَوَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to gather into a heapboth

    To collect and form something, such as earth, into a single mound or pile.

كُوَّادname
  1. 1.
    nameboth

    A proper name, similar in form to 'ghurab'.

كُوَيْدname
  1. 1.
    nameboth

    A proper name, similar in form to 'zubayr'.

Parallel reading

وكاد يفعل، وكيد كودا ومكادا ومكادة: قارب ولم يفعل
And he almost did, and 'kayda kudan wa makadan wa makadatan' means he approached but did not do.
مجردة تنبئ عن نفي الفعل
The basic form indicates the negation of the action.
ومقرونة بالجحد تنبئ عن وقوعه
And when conjoined with negation, it indicates the occurrence of the action.
وقد تكون صلة للكلام
And it may serve as a connector for the speech.
لم يكد يراها
He almost saw her.
أي: لم يرها
Meaning: he did not see her.
أكاد أخفيها
I almost hide them.
أي: أريد
Meaning: I intend.
وعرف مايكاد منه
And he knew what was intended from him.
أي: يراد
Meaning: is intended.
ولامهمة ولا مكادة
And no task and no near-action.
أي: لا أهم ولا أكاد
Meaning: I do not care and I do not almost do.
وهو يكود بنفسه: يجود
And 'yakudu' by itself means: he is generous.
واكوأد: شاخ، وارتعش
And 'akwaada' means: he grew old, and he trembled.
والكودة: ما جمعت من تراب ونحوه
And 'al-koodah' is: what is gathered of earth and the like.
وكوده: جمعه، وجعله كثبة واحدة
And 'kawwadahu' means: he gathered it, and made it into a single heap.