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قحل

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of dryness, emaciation, and harshness, particularly related to skin and physical condition. It extends to concepts of persistence and a specific ailment in sheep.

Derived headwords

قَحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    skin dried on boneboth

    The skin became dry and tightly adhered to the bone, indicating extreme emaciation or harshness.

قُحُولاًnoun
  1. 1.
    dryness, emaciationboth

    The state of having dry skin stretched over the bones; a condition of severe emaciation or harshness.

قَحْلاًnoun
  1. 1.
    dryness, emaciationboth

    The state of having dry skin stretched over the bones; a condition of severe emaciation or harshness.

تَقَحَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    became dry and emaciatedboth

    To become dry-skinned and emaciated, similar to the root meaning.

أَقْحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    made dry and emaciatedboth

    To cause someone or something to become dry-skinned and emaciated.

مُتَقَحِّلadjective
  1. 1.
    dry-skinned, emaciatedboth

    Describing a person whose skin is dry and tight on their bones, indicating a poor physical state.

الرجل المتقحلnoun
  1. 1.
    emaciated, poor-condition manboth

    A man characterized by dry skin stretched over his bones and a generally poor or harsh condition.

قَحِلَverb
  1. 1.
    skin dried on boneboth

    The skin became dry and tightly adhered to the bone, indicating extreme emaciation or harshness.

قَحْلadjective
  1. 1.
    dry-skinned, emaciatedboth

    Describing a person whose skin is dry and tight on their bones, indicating a poor physical state.

قِتْفadjective
  1. 1.
    dry-skinned, emaciatedboth

    Describing a person whose skin is dry and tight on their bones, indicating a poor physical state.

إنْقَحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    became dry and emaciatedboth

    To become dry-skinned and emaciated, similar to the root meaning.

قَاحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    persisted with, clung toboth

    To stick closely to someone or something; to persist in accompanying or dealing with them.

قُرَابnoun
  1. 1.
    disease in sheepclassical

    A specific ailment affecting sheep, characterized by dryness or a similar symptom.

Parallel reading

قَحَلَ، كَمَنَعَ، قُحُولاً، وَكَعَلِمَ، قَحْلاً، أَوْ يُحَرَّكُ
Qahala, like man'a, qahulan, and like 'alima, qahlan, or it is vocalized with a harakah.
يَبِسَ جِلْدُهُ عَلَى عَظْمِهِ
His skin dried on his bone.
كَتَقَحُّلٍ وَأَقْحَلَتَهُ
Like taqahhul and aqhalathu.
وَالْمُتَقَحِّلُ: الرَّجُلُ الْيَابِسُ الْجِلْدِ، السَّيِّئُ الْحَالِ
And al-mutqahhil: the man with dry skin, in a bad condition.
وَقَحَلَ الشَّيْخُ، كَفَرِحَ: يَبِسَ جِلْدُهُ عَلَى عَظْمِهِ
And the old man qahala, like fariha: his skin dried on his bone.
فَهُوَ قَحْلٌ، بِالْفَتْحِ، وَكَكِتْفٍ
So he is qahl, with fatha, and like kift.
وَإِنْقَحَلَ، كَجَرْدَحَلٍ
And inqahala, like jardahal.
وَقَاحَلَهُ: لَازَمَهُ
And qahalahu: he persisted with him.
وَكُغُرَابٍ: دَاءٌ فِي الْغَنَمِ
And like ghurab: a disease in the sheep.