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كمهل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of gathering, collecting, and consolidating things, whether physical objects like clothes or abstract concepts like rights. It also encompasses meanings related to concealment, contraction, and coming together.

Derived headwords

كَمْهَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to gather clothesclassical

    To gather one's clothes and pack them for travel.

  2. 2.
    to withhold rightsclassical

    To withhold someone's rights from them.

  3. 3.
    to conceal a storyclassical

    To conceal or obscure a story or matter.

  4. 4.
    to gather wealthclassical

    To gather and accumulate wealth or money.

اِكْمَهَلَّverb
  1. 1.
    to contractclassical

    To contract, draw oneself in, and sit down.

  2. 2.
    to crouchclassical

    To crouch down and sit with legs drawn up.

تَكَمْهَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather together or assemble.

المُكَمْهَلnoun
  1. 1.
    cottonclassical

    Cotton while it still contains its seeds.

Parallel reading

كمهل ثيابه وحزمها للسفر
He gathered his clothes and packed them for travel.
و علينا: منعنا حقنا
And concerning us (rights): he withheld our right.
و الحديث: أخفاه وعماه
And the story: he concealed it and obscured it.
و المال: جمعه
And the wealth: he gathered it.
واكمهل: انقبض وقعد واقرنبع
And he contracted: he drew himself in, sat down, and crouched.
وتكمهل: اجتمع
And it gathered: it came together.
والمكمهل، بالفتح: القطن ما دام فيه الحب
And al-mukammal, with the fatḥa: cotton as long as it contains the seeds.