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الكمه

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns various forms of blindness, both literal and metaphorical, including congenital blindness, dimness of sight, and a clouded or obscured state. It also extends to metaphorical blindness of the mind, confusion, and a change in appearance.

Derived headwords

الكَمَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    congenital blindnessboth

    Blindness with which a person is born.

  2. 2.
    general blindnessboth

    A general state of blindness or impaired vision.

كَمِهَverb
  1. 1.
    to be blindboth

    To become blind, losing one's sight.

  2. 2.
    to be dim-sightedboth

    To become dim-sighted or have impaired vision.

كُمِهَverb
  1. 1.
    to be blindedboth

    To be afflicted with a darkness that obscures one's vision.

أَعْتَرَتْهُ ظُلْمَةٌ تَطْمِسُ عَلَيْهِother
  1. 1.
    afflicted with obscuring darknessclassical

    Describing a state where a darkness has befallen someone, obscuring their sight.

النَّهَارُ اعْتَرَضَتْ فِي شَمْسِهِ غَبَرَةٌother
  1. 1.
    day obscured by dustclassical

    Describing a day where dust or haze has obscured the sun.

تَغَيَّرَ لَوْنُهُother
  1. 1.
    his color changedboth

    Referring to a change in a person's complexion, often due to shock or illness.

زَالَ عَقْلُهُother
  1. 1.
    his mind was goneboth

    Describing a state where someone has lost their sanity or mental faculties.

الكُمُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    thick fishclassical

    A type of fish, possibly a large or thick-bodied one.

المُكْمِهُ العَيْنَيْنِadjective
  1. 1.
    one whose eyes did not openclassical

    Describing someone whose eyes were not opened at birth.

الكامِهُadjective
  1. 1.
    confused and directionlessboth

    Someone who is disoriented and does not know where to go or what to do.

المُتَكَمِّهadjective
  1. 1.
    confused and directionlessboth

    Similar to 'الكامه', referring to someone who is lost and unsure of their direction.

كُمَيْهَىadverb
  1. 1.
    like blindnessclassical

    Used adverbially to describe something happening in a state of confusion or blindness, similar to 'عميهى'.

كَعَمِيهَىadverb
  1. 1.
    like blindnessclassical

    Used adverbially to indicate a state of confusion or blindness.

كَلَأٌ أُكْمَهُadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant and overwhelming pastureclassical

    Describing pasture that is so abundant and widespread that one does not know where to direct themselves due to its vastness.

Parallel reading

الكمه، محركة: العمى يولد به الإنسان
Al-kamahu, with harakah: blindness with which a person is born.
أو عام كمه، كفرح: عمي
Or general kamaha, like fariha: he became blind.
وصار أعشى
And he became dim-sighted.
وبصره: اعترته ظلمة تطمس عليه
And his sight: a darkness afflicted him, obscuring it.
والنهار: اعترضت في شمسه غبرة
And the day: dust obscured its sun.
وفلان: تغير لونه
And so-and-so: his color changed.
وزال عقله
And his mind was gone.
والكمه، بالضم: سمك
And al-kumuhi, with dammah: a type of fish.
والمكمه العينين، كمعظم: من لم تنفتح عيناه
And al-mukmihu al-'aynayn, like mu'azzam: one whose eyes did not open.
والكامه: من يركب رأسه لا يدري أين يتوجه، كالمتكمه
And al-kāmihu: one who is disoriented and does not know where to go, like al-mutakammihu.
وذهبت إبله كميهى: كعميهى
And his camels were lost kamīhā: like 'amīhā.
وكلأ أكمه: كثير، لا يدرى أين يتوجه له لكثرته
And pasture ukmah: abundant, one does not know where to direct oneself to it due to its abundance.