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الكحط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root relates to drought and scarcity, particularly concerning rain and the general conditions of a year. It describes a state of dryness and lack of precipitation.

Derived headwords

كَحَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to be dryboth

    To experience drought or a lack of rain.

كاحِطadjective
  1. 1.
    drought-strickenboth

    Describing a year or period characterized by severe drought and scarcity.

Parallel reading

الكحط: لغة في القحط فصيحة
Al-kahṭ: An eloquent variant of al-qaḥṭ.
وقد كحط القطر
And the rain has ceased/been scarce.
وعام كاحط
And a drought-stricken year.