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الكهمس

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, imposing, or perhaps unattractive in appearance. It is primarily used for animals like lions and camels, and also for negative physical attributes.

Derived headwords

الكَهْمَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A term used to refer to a lion.

  2. 2.
    Ugly-faced personclassical

    Describes someone with an unattractive facial appearance.

  3. 3.
    Large-humped she-camelclassical

    Refers to a female camel characterized by a large hump.

كَهْمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be large and imposingclassical

    To possess a large and imposing stature or presence.

الكَهْمَسِيُّname
  1. 1.
    Al-Kahmasi (surname)classical

    A surname or nisba referring to individuals associated with the name Kahmas.

الكَهْمَسِيُّname
  1. 1.
    Al-Kahmasi (surname)classical

    A surname or nisba referring to individuals associated with the name Kahmas.

الكَهْمَسِيُّname
  1. 1.
    Al-Kahmasi (surname)classical

    A surname or nisba referring to individuals associated with the name Kahmas.

الكَهْمَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Narrowness between legsclassical

    The state of having a narrow distance between one's legs.

  2. 2.
    Throwing dustclassical

    The act of throwing or scattering dust.

Parallel reading

الكَهْمَس: الأسد
Al-Kahmas: the lion.
والقَبِيحُ الوَجْهِ
And the ugly-faced.
والنَّاقَةُ العَظِيمَةُ السَّنَامِ
And the she-camel with a great hump.
وكَهْمَسَ الهِلَالِيُّ: صَحَابِيٌّ
And Kahmas Al-Hilali: a companion.
وابنُ الحَسَنِ التَّمِيمِيُّ: مِنْ تَابِعِي التَّابِعِينَ
And Ibn Al-Hasan Al-Tamimi: from the followers of the followers.
وأبو حَيٍّ مِنْ رَبِيعَةَ بنِ حَنْظَلَةَ
And Abu Hayy from Rabi'ah bin Hanzalah.
والكَهْمَسَةُ: تَقَارُبُ مَا بَيْنَ الرِّجْلَيْنِ
And Al-Kahmasah: the closeness between the legs.
وَحَثْيَانُهُمَا التُّرَابَ
And their throwing of dust.