الكهة

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of age, heaviness, and the sounds associated with exertion or distress. It encompasses terms for old animals and people, as well as onomatopoeic representations of sounds like heat, a lion's roar, or labored breathing.

Derived headwords

الكهةnoun

1.
Large old she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is large and aged.
2.
Old womanclassical
An elderly woman.
3.
Old animalclassical
An old animal, whether emaciated or fat.

كه يكهverb

1.
To be oldclassical
To become old or aged.

كهوهاnoun

1.
Old ageclassical
The state of being old or aged.

الكهكاهةnoun

1.
One who is fearfulclassical
A person who is intimidated or fearful.
2.
Fat young girlclassical
A plump or stout young female.

الكهكهةnoun

1.
Heatclassical
Intense heat.
2.
Lion's soundclassical
An imitation of the sound a lion makes.
3.
Labored breathingclassical
The sound of breathing from someone cold or shivering.
4.
Camel's rumblingclassical
An imitation of the sound a camel makes when rumbling.

Parallel reading

الكهة: الناقة الضخمة المسنة

Al-kahah: The large, aged she-camel.

والعجوز

And the old woman.

والناب مهزولة كانت أو سمينة

And the old animal, whether emaciated or fat.

وكه يكه كهوها: هرم

And kahah yakihu kahwahan: to become old.

والسكران: إذا استنكه فكه في وجهك

And the drunkard: when he exhales his breath into your face.

والكهكهة: الحرارة

And al-kahkahah: the heat.

ومن الأسد: حكاية صوته

And from the lion: an imitation of its sound.

وتنفس المقرور في يده إذا خصرت

And the breathing of the chilled person into their hand when they are shivering.

وحكاية صوت البعير في هديره

And an imitation of the camel's sound in its rumbling.

والكهكاهة: المتهيب

And al-kahkahah: the one who is fearful.

والجارية السمينة

And the plump young girl.