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المكرهف

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root describes something that is thick, piled up, or elevated. It is primarily used for clouds that gather and thicken, but can also refer to elevated or prominent things in other contexts.

Derived headwords

المُكَرْهِفadjective
  1. 1.
    thickeningboth

    Describing a cloud that is growing thick and dense.

  2. 2.
    piled upclassical

    Referring to something that is layered or stacked upon itself.

كَمِشْعَلother
  1. 1.
    like a torchclassical

    A simile used to describe the appearance or intensity of something, possibly related to thickness or brightness.

سَحَابٌ يَغْلُظُnoun
  1. 1.
    thickening cloudboth

    A cloud that is becoming dense and substantial.

يَرْكَبُ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضًاverb
  1. 1.
    piling up on each otherboth

    Describing clouds that are accumulating and layering one upon another.

المُرْتَفِعُadjective
  1. 1.
    elevatedboth

    High or raised up.

الجَافِلُadjective
  1. 1.
    startledclassical

    Sudden and startled, often used to describe a swift or unexpected movement.

المُنْتَشِرُadjective
  1. 1.
    spread outboth

    Dispersed or spread widely.

النَّاعِظُadjective
  1. 1.
    erectclassical

    Standing upright or erect, often used in a sexual context.

Parallel reading

سحاب يغلظ، ويركب بعضه بعضا
A cloud that thickens, and one part of it rides upon another.
و من الشعر: المرتفع الجافل
And from poetry: the elevated, the startled.
و من الذكر: المنتشر الناعظ
And from the mention of the male organ: the spread out, the erect.